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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Radcliffe and Amelia discuss the day after his illness, as he recovers?
(a) Khuenaten and hieroglyphics.
(b) Evelyn and Walter.
(c) Women working outside of the home.
(d) Medical curatives.

2. How long does Amelia tell Michael they will stay to take care of Radcliffe?
(a) One week.
(b) Five days.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Two weeks.

3. What is Evelyn doing while Amelia works on the pavement?
(a) She is helping to clean the pavement.
(b) She is taking lunch.
(c) She is copying the painting on the pavement.
(d) She is flirting with Walter.

4. Where does Amelia visit again before leaving Cairo?
(a) M. Maspero's museum.
(b) Amarna.
(c) The Great Pyramid.
(d) The tomb in which the Emersons are working.

5. How does Walter describe his brother's condition to Amelia?
(a) "Surprisingly weak and undernurished."
(b) "Desperately overworked."
(c) "Feverish and delirious."
(d) "Desperately, dangerously ill."

6. Who tells Emerson and Walter that the men will no longer work for them?
(a) Abdullah.
(b) Mohammed.
(c) Michael.
(d) Amelia.

7. Who is Reis Hassan?
(a) The repairman.
(b) The captain of their boat.
(c) The owner of their boat.
(d) The translator.

8. Who does Amelia hire as a companion for her journey?
(a) Miss Waldorf.
(b) Mrs. Broom.
(c) Miss Maspero.
(d) Miss Pritchett.

9. How does Emerson react when Amelia and Evelyn tell him of their nightly experiences?
(a) He believes Amelia's story, but cannot think who would do such a thing.
(b) He laughs at the two women and tells them to go home.
(c) He believes Mohammed to be the mummy wandering at night.
(d) He believes Abdullah to be the mummy wandering at night.

10. What does Amelia remember from her hotel in Cairo while she is talking to Emerson?
(a) Her nightmares at the hotel.
(b) Her slovenly packing.
(c) Her asking Evelyn to join her in Egypt.
(d) Her night visitor dressed as an Egyptian.

11. Where does Amelia want to stop to see the tombs of the Twelfth Dynasty?
(a) Beni Hassan.
(b) Curi Amaka.
(c) Ghizeh.
(d) Alexandria.

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

13. What does Amelia tell Walter to instruct the cooks to make for the group the day following Radcliffe's crisis?
(a) Shepherd's pie.
(b) Corned beef.
(c) Pea soup.
(d) A chicken.

14. Who does Emerson scream at first thing in the morning?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Mohammed.
(c) Walter.
(d) Michael.

15. Why does Walter speak curtly to Radcliffe during their dinner?
(a) He is trying to talk Radcliffe into leaving.
(b) He thinks Radcliffe should be appreciative of Amelia's hard work.
(c) He thinks Radcliffe should not be on the dig anymore.
(d) He is tired of hearing Radcliffe talk about mummies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Emerson and Abdullah agree on about the situation with the villagers?

2. How old is Amelia when her father dies?

3. What have the men found at a tomb in the cliffs?

4. Who does Mohammed believe to be the mummy found in the tomb?

5. Why does Amelia believe Evelyn will not be her traveling companion after their return from Egypt?

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