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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Ralph recites poetry for the Nordquists, they invite him to their cabin for what?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Drinks and dinner.
(c) A séance.
(d) A private reading.

2. From what dynasty is King Atum-hadu?
(a) XI Dynasty.
(b) XVI Dynasty.
(c) XV Dynasty.
(d) XIII Dynasty.

3. What does Ferrell join to cash in on search fees for Davies' children?
(a) Tailor Enquiries Search Agency.
(b) Tailor Enquiries Worldwide.
(c) Tailor Enquiries Incorporated.
(d) Tailor Enquiries Ltd.

4. When Margaret writes to Ralph and Ferrell about Cornelius Macy, what does she tease Ralph about?
(a) Children.
(b) Fidelity.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Engagement.

5. When did Ferrell meet Margaret?
(a) August.
(b) September.
(c) July.
(d) October.

6. What is the color of the female cat Ralph finds outside his villa?
(a) Orange.
(b) Brown.
(c) White.
(d) Calico.

7. When Ralph orders Ahmed to purchase a gate and padlock, how many days does he give Ahmed to return to the tomb?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

8. What hotel does Ralph stay at in Cairo in October 1922?
(a) Hotel of the Tombs.
(b) Hotel of Papyrus.
(c) Hotel of the Kings.
(d) Hotel of the Sphinx.

9. What color is the smooth rock that one of the workers finds in the cliff face?
(a) Pink.
(b) White.
(c) Rose.
(d) Tan.

10. How does ter Breuggen fire Ralph?
(a) In a cable.
(b) In a telegram.
(c) In a telephone call.
(d) In a letter.

11. When the workers return from finding help for the second man, what do they bring for Ralph?
(a) Ice.
(b) Neosporin.
(c) A doctor.
(d) Bandages.

12. With the intention of greasing the bureaucratic skids, Ralph goes to the office of the Director General of what?
(a) The Permits and Regulations Office.
(b) The Antiquities Service.
(c) The Lands Commission.
(d) The Inspector General.

13. How does Ralph describe the estate he grew up on in his letter to Margaret?
(a) Boring.
(b) In disrepair.
(c) Rich.
(d) Poor.

14. Margaret says that she wants to accompany Ralph on his next dig because she is what?
(a) Bored.
(b) Sad he is gone.
(c) Pining for him.
(d) Excited.

15. When Terbroogan takes Ferrell into Ralph's office, what is on his desk?
(a) Money.
(b) A letter.
(c) An artifact.
(d) A package.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ferrell live when he contacts Laurence Macy?

2. Ralph believes that Michel Vassal translated Atum-hadu's poetry to please whom?

3. Margaret gave Ralph a sculpture of what before he left?

4. Ralph speculates that the empty room they first find was meant to do what?

5. When a second worker gets hurt, where does Ralph send everyone for help?

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