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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 night visitor dressed as an Egyptian.
(d) Her asking Evelyn to join her in Egypt.

2. What happens to Emerson in the early hours of the morning after Amelia has tended to him?
(a) He walks in his sleep.
(b) He wakes refreshed.
(c) He dies.
(d) He slips into a coma.

3. What animals do Evelyn and Amelia procure in the village?
(a) Camels.
(b) Horses.
(c) Cows.
(d) Donkeys.

4. Where are Radcliffe and Walter Emerson headed off to next?
(a) Amarna.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Khartoum.

5. What two traits does Amelia credit Evelyn with after her meeting with Lucas?
(a) Being too immature and too kind.
(b) Being too honest and too beautiful.
(c) Being too simple and too honest.
(d) Being too kind and too honest.

6. Who first teaches Evelyn how to draw?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Lucas Hayes.
(c) Alphonso.
(d) Her father.

7. With what now-familiar object does Amelia threaten Alberto?
(a) Her boot.
(b) Her gun.
(c) Her parasol.
(d) Her purse.

8. Who wrote the book of hieroglyphics that Amelia has with her on the trip?
(a) Reverend Samuel Birch.
(b) Reverend Samuel Cook.
(c) Reverend Joseph Miller.
(d) Reverend Michael Bloom.

9. Who does Mohammed believe to be the mummy found in the tomb?
(a) A servant of Pharaoh Khuenaten.
(b) A king murdered by his wife.
(c) A princely priest-magician servant of Amon.
(d) A member of a royal family.

10. Where do Amelia and Evelyn go to secure their transportation through Egypt?
(a) Baseeda.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Boulaq.

11. What do Evelyn and Amelia decide to do first thing in the morning after their midnight talk?
(a) Tell the others they must have showers.
(b) Tell the others to watch out for strangers.
(c) Tell the others they are leaving.
(d) Tell the others about what they have seen.

12. Why does Michael come in search of Amelia when she is shopping for medical supplies?
(a) His daughter is having a baby.
(b) His daughter has run away.
(c) His daughter is sick and needs medical attention.
(d) His daughter has left with M.Maspero.

13. What does a merchant thrust in Evelyn's face as the two women walk through town?
(a) A mummy's hand.
(b) A mummy's arm.
(c) A mummy's face.
(d) A mummy's leg.

14. Who is outside of the sitting room ready to assist Amelia with Alberto?
(a) Michael.
(b) Walter.
(c) Hassan.
(d) Radcliffe.

15. What does Amelia realize about Lucas' arrival in Cairo?
(a) He is there to propose marriage to Evelyn.
(b) He is there to join them in the dahabeeyah for the journey.
(c) He is there to bring Evelyn home for the funeral.
(d) He is there to serve Evelyn with legal papers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives in Cairo as Amelia and Evelyn prepare to leave?

2. What is the name of the boat that Amelia and Evelyn finally decide on?

3. How long does Amelia tell Michael they will stay to take care of Radcliffe?

4. How does Evelyn meet Alberto?

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

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