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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucas suggest to Amelia as a means of helping them both fall asleep?

2. Who does Amelia say Walter reminds her of?

3. What do Emerson and Amelia deduce about Evelyn while stuck in their tomb?

4. What is the name of Lucas' boat?

5. Where does Emerson suspect the mummy's costume was purchased?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. When Radcliffe arrives at the excavation site the morning after the failed capture of the mummy, what does he find? Who is with him? What do the two of them discuss? What changes are we seeing in these two strong-willed characters?

3. What plan does Radcliffe come up with for the mummy the next evening, and why? What does he hope to prove? How do Amelia and Lucas play into the plan? What change do we see coming over Radcliffe as he makes this plan?

4. What is the purpose of Chapter 8 in the story? Why is the chapter important to the novel? What does the chapter add to the love triangle of Evelyn, Walter and Lucas?

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

6. What does Lucas offer to Radcliffe as an apology for taking artifacts from the country? How does Emerson respond to the gift, and why?

7. The argument between Lucas and Walter and the subsequent engagement of Walter and Evelyn gives resolution to one of the love interests in the book. The problem of the mummy remains. What is the author doing in this chapter to prepare the reader for the climax of the mystery?

8. What does Amelia reveal to Walter that causes him to run after Evelyn and declare his love? How does Radcliffe react to his younger brother's impulsiveness?

9. While Walter is asleep, what is going on all around him? At what point does he wake up from his drugged state and realize what is happening? How does he respond?

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout her novel, the author builds suspense to keep the reader interested. Name three of the techniques used to build suspense and give examples of each.

Essay Topic 2

The title Crocodile in the Sandbank is explained in the book. What does the title mean, and how does it relate to the relationship(s) in the book?

Essay Topic 3

One of the challenges for a writer is to close the tale and keep all of the characters in character. At the ending of this mystery, did the four main characters--Walter, Evelyn, Amelia and Radcliffe--behave as they always have throughout the story? As the story closes, are there characters who do things we did not think they would do based on their behavior throughout the book? If so, defend your position with examples. If not, explain which character(s) went outside of their character at the end of the story.

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