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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where do Amelia and Evelyn first go to see the pyramids?
(a) Gazah.
(b) Gizeh.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Outside of Cairo.
2. How many children are in Amelia's family?
(a) She has three siblings.
(b) She has five older brothers.
(c) She has six younger brothers.
(d) She has seven brothers and sisters.
3. How old is Amelia when her father dies?
(a) Thirty-five.
(b) Forty-one.
(c) Thirty-two.
(d) Thirty-nine.
4. Who wrote the book of hieroglyphics that Amelia has with her on the trip?
(a) Reverend Samuel Birch.
(b) Reverend Michael Bloom.
(c) Reverend Joseph Miller.
(d) Reverend Samuel Cook.
5. Who has followed Evelyn to Cairo and appears at her door her last night there?
(a) Alberto.
(b) Radcliffe.
(c) Walter.
(d) M. Maspero.
6. Where does Amelia want to stop to see the tombs of the Twelfth Dynasty?
(a) Beni Hassan.
(b) Curi Amaka.
(c) Ghizeh.
(d) Alexandria.
7. What does Amelia have the men build so that she may continue to work on the pavement?
(a) A small tent in which to live.
(b) A pulley and tackle system.
(c) Wooden walkways across the pavement.
(d) Wooden walkways up to the pavement.
8. What does Amelia add to the tapioca and water to wash the pavement at the dig site?
(a) Salt and tea.
(b) Starch and salt.
(c) Starch and bismuth.
(d) Tea and bismuth.
9. What does Radcliffe notice about Amelia's hands while they are having dinner?
(a) Her hands are black and blue from digging in a tomb.
(b) Her hands are rough and chafed from working on the pavement.
(c) Her hands are cracked and bleeding from digging.
(d) Her hands are soft and well-cared for.
10. Whom does Amelia immediately suspect of being the apparition in her room at night?
(a) Alberto.
(b) Radcliffe.
(c) Michael.
(d) Hassan.
11. Where does Walter Emerson find Amelia and Evelyn?
(a) As they are leaving Haggi Qandil.
(b) As they are riding their animals on their way to the tombs.
(c) As they are walking to Qandia Luzat.
(d) As they are dining in Beheva Maji.
12. Where do Amelia and Evelyn spend their time while in Cairo?
(a) Going to the churches, shopping centers, and the movies.
(b) Going to the bazarrs, saloons, and city parks.
(c) Going to the bazaars, the mosques, and the Citadel.
(d) Going to the parks, mosques, and the movies.
13. What does a merchant thrust in Evelyn's face as the two women walk through town?
(a) A mummy's arm.
(b) A mummy's leg.
(c) A mummy's face.
(d) A mummy's hand.
14. What well-known Frenchman does Amelia want to meet while at the museum?
(a) M. Maspero.
(b) M. Kingsley.
(c) M. Cooperman.
(d) M. Masanni.
15. What happens to Emerson in the early hours of the morning after Amelia has tended to him?
(a) He slips into a coma.
(b) He wakes refreshed.
(c) He dies.
(d) He walks in his sleep.
Short Answer Questions
1. What two traits does Amelia credit Evelyn with after her meeting with Lucas?
2. How do Walter and Radcliffe travel in Egypt?
3. What does Amelia tell Walter to instruct the cooks to make for the group the day following Radcliffe's crisis?
4. Who does Emerson scream at first thing in the morning?
5. Where do Amelia and Evelyn go to secure their transportation through Egypt?
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