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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the boat that Amelia and Evelyn finally decide on?
(a) The Philae.
(b) The Phasic.
(c) The Pharaoh.
(d) The Phillo.

2. What places does Amelia want to travel to and see?
(a) The places she had read about when she was a child.
(b) The places her brothers suggested she go.
(c) The places she had been as a child.
(d) The places her father had studied.

3. Where do Amelia and Evelyn spend their time while in Cairo?
(a) Going to the bazaars, the mosques, and the Citadel.
(b) Going to the parks, mosques, and the movies.
(c) Going to the churches, shopping centers, and the movies.
(d) Going to the bazarrs, saloons, and city parks.

4. Why do the two women hire Michael Bedawee?
(a) To be the dragoman.
(b) To help them speak Arabic.
(c) To clean their boat.
(d) To guide them to the Nile.

5. What well-known Frenchman does Amelia want to meet while at the museum?
(a) M. Cooperman.
(b) M. Maspero.
(c) M. Kingsley.
(d) M. Masanni.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a dahabeeyah?

2. Where does Amelia Peabody first see Evelyn Barton-Forbes?

3. How does Evelyn find herself alone on the streets of Rome?

4. Where do Amelia and Evelyn stay while in Cairo?

5. Who do Amelia and Evelyn see at dinner in their hotel the last night they are in Cairo?

(see the answer key)

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