The Return of the Mummy King

Author Kristin Lewis writes, “Tutankhamen is a drop of water in the ocean of history.” This line contains a metaphor emphasizing _______.

• that Tutankhamen was not a remarkable pharaoh

• how popular Tutankhamen was

• the power of ancient Egypt

• people’s fascination with Tutankhamen today

Lewis writes, “Like detectives analyzing clues, archaeologists pore over their finds, forming theories and drawing conclusions about how people lived in the distant past.” This line helps readers understand _______.

• Howard Carter’s job

• why Tut’s tomb was hard to find

• what looting is

• what was inside Tut’s tomb

Lewis explains that “mummification was a sacred ritual in ancient Egypt.” If something is sacred, it is _______.

• strange

• difficult

• holy

• new

The purpose of the section “Deeper Questions” is to encourage readers to think about _______.

• who Tutankhamen really was

• why people value antiquities

• whether it was right for Carter and Lord Carnarvon to open Tut’s tomb

• whether the “mummy’s curse” was real

Which lines help explain why people became obsessed with King Tut? Choose TWO.

• “Tutankhamen’s tomb held thousands of objects unlike anything the world had ever seen.”

• “It took more than a year to reach the chamber that held his mummy.”

• “For many in the early 1920s, Tutankhamen’s tomb was also a welcome distraction from the painful memory of World War I, which had just ended a few years earlier.”

• “Women began wearing their hair in ancient Egyptian styles.”

Lewis writes that “Tut’s star shows no sign of dimming.” She means that Tut is _______.

• no longer popular

• still a celebrity

• featured in many works of art

• a connection to the past