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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Evelyn, Walter, Radcliffe and Amelia dine the first night Radcliffe joins them since his illness?
(a) In the dining hall.
(b) In the Emersons' quarters.
(c) On the dahabeenya.
(d) On the balcony.

2. Why does Evelyn wake Amelia in the middle of the night?
(a) She does not know who she wants to marry.
(b) She has been having nightmares.
(c) She is tired of Egypt and wants to go home.
(d) She has heard a frightening sound.

3. What does Lucas tell Evelyn about her grandfather's estate?
(a) She is entitled to the house and its furnishings.
(b) She is not entitled to any inheritance.
(c) She is entitled to half of it.
(d) She is entitled to the jewelry in the family.

4. Who do Amelia and Evelyn see at dinner in their hotel the last night they are in Cairo?
(a) Radcliffe and Walter Emerson.
(b) M. Maspero.
(c) The Earl of Ellesmere.
(d) Michael and his wife.

5. Who arrives in Cairo as Amelia and Evelyn prepare to leave?
(a) Evelyn's brother, Timothy.
(b) The Earl of Ellesmore.
(c) Mr. Lucas Hayes.
(d) M. Maspero.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Amelia and Evelyn go to secure their transportation through Egypt?

2. Where does Amelia want to stop to see the tombs of the Twelfth Dynasty?

3. Who do Amelia and Evelyn meet while at the museum?

4. What places does Amelia want to travel to and see?

5. Why do the two women hire Michael Bedawee?

Short Essay Questions

1. The novel takes place in the late 1800's, and at that time it was unusual for two women to travel abroad together without male companionship. What do we learn about these two women and their attitudes about the conventions of the times?

2. Why does Amelia suggest they stop in Armana? What does she hope will happen while they are in Armana? Is this in keeping with her personality?

3. What is the pavement of Khuenaten? What roles do Amelia and Evelyn play in preserving the pavement? What importance does this pavement have in the development of the story?

4. Evelyn is visited by two suitors while she is in Cairo. How does she know each of them? How do they represent the two parts of her life that she is struggling with in the story?

5. Where does Amelia Peabody first meet Evelyn Barton-Forbes, and under what circumstances? What does this meeting tell the reader about Amelia Peabody's character?

6. Why have the workmen left the dig site? What do we learn about the beliefs of the natives of the area?

7. Why does Radcliffe react so strongly to Amelia and Evelyn's work with the pavement? Is his reaction in character with his personality?

8. Why does Amelia believe Evelyn's story and take her on as a traveling companion? Does she check any of the facts Evelyn presents about herself?

9. Who does Radcliffe believe has stolen the mummy from his work site? Why does he think this person is responsible, and how does he behave?

10. What news do Walter and Abdullah bring home with them after the trap to catch the mummy fails? What conclusions can be drawn from their failed attempt to catch the mummy?

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