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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. What do Emerson and Abdullah agree on about the situation with the villagers?
(a) The mummy has been stolen by someone who wants to cause dissention.
(b) The mummy was burned in a fire the night before.
(c) The mummy has been stolen and sold by one of the villagers.
(d) The mummy has just been hidden by a villager to protect it.

2. Whom does Amelia immediately suspect of being the apparition in her room at night?
(a) Radcliffe.
(b) Hassan.
(c) Michael.
(d) Alberto.

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

4. What is a dahabeeyah?
(a) A paddleboat.
(b) A luxury liner.
(c) A steamship.
(d) An elaborate houseboat.

5. What does Emerson label the mummy that Mohammed discovers in the tomb?
(a) Twentieth century Egyptian.
(b) Greco-Roman.
(c) European.
(d) Greco-Egyptian.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What tonic does Amelia finally get Emerson to swallow?

3. What is Evelyn doing while Amelia works on the pavement?

4. Who wrote the book of hieroglyphics that Amelia has with her on the trip?

5. What does Amelia admit to Evelyn when Evelyn awakens her in the middle of the night?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What name is Amelia given by the villagers in Beni Hassan? Why has she earned this name? Is it a fitting name?

3. The night after Alberto's appearance, another gentleman from Evelyn's past comes to their hotel to say hello: Lucas Hayes. Who is Lucas Hayes, and why has he come to Cairo to see Evelyn? How does Evelyn respond to his visit, and why? What does Amelia think of Lucas, and why?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. How does Alberto explain to Evelyn his disappearance in Rome? Does Evelyn believe him? What important quality of Evelyn's is reinforced in this scene? How does Amelia rid Evelyn of Alberto?

7. 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?

8. Amelia goes to bed after meeting Alberto and has a disturbing experience. What does she see and what happens? What qualities of Amelia's are reinforced in this event?

9. 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?

10. In Chapter 2, the author introduces a group of male characters. Two of them are to travel with Amelia and Evelyn. Who are these men? What do we learn about them in this chapter? Does the reader know what role these characters play in the story?

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