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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amelia notice about the path that they take to the caves?

2. What does Emerson use to trap the cat, Bastet, for his performance?

3. Who does Emerson claim to be receiving information from during his performance?

4. What kind of poison does Dr. Dubois suspect Madame Berengeria was killed by?

5. What tale had Madame Berengeria referred to the night before her death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Amelia apprehend the figure in white?

2. What does Dr. Dubois conclude about Armadale's death?

3. How does Amelia prepare to go to the tomb in Chapter 16?

4. What do the Emersons discover has happened to Milverton in Chapter 10?

5. What is Madame Berengeria's reaction to Emerson's performance?

6. What does Ramses say to his parents in his letter?

7. Why does Amelia think Ali Hassan lead the party in circles before taking them to the cave?

8. What does Amelia hear as she and O'Connell are walking to the tomb, and how does she respond?

9. What does Mary tell Amelia and Emerson when they arrive at Baskerville House in Chapter 13?

10. Describe what Emerson is wearing when the party from Baskerville House arrives to watch his performance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of suspicion in the novel, "The Curse of the Pharaohs". Who is suspicious of whom, and why? Who is Amelia suspicious of? Why does she feel this way? As the reader, who behaves suspiciously in the novel? Why do they behave this way? How do the characters' suspicions of others affect their behavior?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the curse which is referred to throughout the novel. Why do the characters fear the curse? What kind of curse is it? Why are the characters cursed?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and interpret the theme of gender in the novel. What are the typical gender roles of the Victorian era? What characters are not examples of the typical Victorian male or female?

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