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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 reveal to Walter about Evelyn?

2. What did Evelyn's grandfather pack in her box of possessions that he sent out of the house?

3. What does Amelia realize when she sees Lucas approaching the group?

4. How does the mummy escape with his victim?

5. What is read from the papyrus?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. When Radcliffe and Amelia are trapped with the ailing Michael by Lucas, what do the two realize about what has really been happening and Lucas' involvement in it all?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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

7. 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?

8. When Amelia wakes in the middle of the night, she finds Radcliffe in her room. Why is he there, and how does he protect Amelia? How does this scene compare to those in earlier chapters between the two characters?

9. 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?

10. What does Lucas do to celebrate the engagement of Evelyn and Walter? What does he say about his broken heart? What wish does he have for the couple?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Radcliffe Emerson often makes comments such as "women don't think. A little forethought would prevent most of the suffering they constantly complain about." Do you believe Radcliffe is a misogynist, or simply hides his feelings of admiration for Amelia behind such statements? Support your position.

Essay Topic 2

There are many characters in the novel who play against each other as foils. Identify three of these relationships, and explain how each person is enhanced by the characterization of the other.

Essay Topic 3

When Radcliffe and Amelia first argue, it is over the treatment of Egyptian treasures and antiquities. What position does each take on the subject, and what is their reasoning? Who ends up changing their position, and why?

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