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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Emerson think Lucas has gone now that he has lost Evelyn to Walter?
(a) He is drinking on his boat.
(b) He has left the camp and returned home to England.
(c) He is crying in his tent.
(d) He is looking for the mummy on his own.

2. What does Lucas have that interests the entire group?
(a) A hieroglyphics.
(b) A papyrus.
(c) An amulet.
(d) A motor for his boat.

3. Who finally subdues Lucas during the gunshots?
(a) Michael.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Walter.
(d) Mohammed.

4. Why does Radcliffe believe Amelia needs recuperative sleep after their meeting?
(a) She has not made a sarcastic remark for ten minutes.
(b) She has begun crying.
(c) She has decided there is no mummy; it is a figment of their imaginations.
(d) She has not made any sense when she speaks.

5. What does Amelia show Radcliffe as evidence of Michael's disappearance?
(a) His amulet with a broken chain.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His crucifix with a broken chain.
(d) His pay stub.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the mystery of the mummy is solved, what happens to Amelia?

2. What does Lucas bring back with him to the camp site after the engagement of Walter and Evelyn?

3. How does Radcliffe feel about Walter and Evelyn?

4. Who does Lucas shoot and wound?

5. What does Lucas reveal to Walter about Evelyn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Radcliffe want to speak with Amelia alone? Have his opinions of her changed in the last few days? How?

2. Who appears unannounced and uninvited to see Amelia and Evelyn? How is he greeted by the two women and the Emersons? Is it clear whether he is one of the protagonists or an antagonist?

3. Why has Lucas invented this elaborate plot to capture Evelyn and force her to marry him? What are his real motives?

4. The group decide to go along with Lucas' plan for catching the mummy the following evening. What is the plan, and why do the others go along with it? How does the plan backfire and cause more harm than good?

5. Where do Amelia and Radcliffe go the afternoon of Lucas' arrival? What happens to them while they are talking and exploring their surroundings? How does the situation resolve? How does this add to the suspense building in the story?

6. What does Lucas do when Michael attempts to speak to Amelia in private? Why has Lucas done this? Why does Amelia react the way she does?

7. Why do Lucas and Walter end up in a fist fight in front of Evelyn? What about Lucas' behavior gives us another clue as to his character and motivations?

8. Where do the two couples settle down to live their married lives? Do the four main characters all get what they want at the end of the novel? Why is this a satisfying end to the story?

9. Who comes into Amelia's bed chamber in the middle of the night, and what does the person want? Why are they both still awake? What is the real motive for the visitor's concern?

10. How does Radcliffe respond to Lucas' accidental shooting of his brother, Walter? How does this incident confirm what Radcliffe has thought of Lucas from the day they met?

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