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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. Who was Lord Henry Baskerville?
(a) A famous Egyptologist.
(b) A collector of Egyptian art.
(c) Emerson's great uncle.
(d) The owner of a Egyptian hotel.

2. What theory does Emerson have about the tomb?
(a) That excavating the tomb will bring him fame.
(b) That it is structurally unsound.
(c) That it was plundered in ancient times.
(d) That people have lived in it within the last hundred years.

3. Who do Amelia and Emerson usually employ as their artist?
(a) Julia.
(b) Mary.
(c) Evelyn.
(d) Lizzie.

4. How does Amelia feel toward O'Connell in Chapter 6?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Irritated.
(c) Amused.
(d) Suspicious.

5. Who is Atiyah?
(a) Hassan's niece.
(b) The excavation's photographer.
(c) A student at Cairo University.
(d) Lady Baskerville's attendant.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the novel, why is Amelia receiving guests at her home?

2. What happens to Milverton in Chapter 5?

3. What does O'Connell say about the tomb that is being excavated?

4. Who does Lady Baskerville say she saw outside the patio door?

5. Where do the Emersons stay in Cairo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What state is the tomb in when Amelia arrives at the dig site in Chapter 9?

2. Who does Karl suggest work as the dig's artist, and why does Milverton object?

3. What does Mary say about Armadale in Chapter 7?

4. What has curtailed Amelia and Emerson's travels to Egypt? What do they spend their days doing now?

5. What does Emerson think of Amelia's arranged midnight meeting with Milverton?

6. Why are the Emersons sure to do their share of the tough labor at the dig site?

7. How does Madame Berengeria arrive at the dig site? Who called her there, and for what purpose?

8. What is the cause of a howl heard from outside Baskerville House in Chapter 5?

9. What does Lady Baskerville ask of Emerson in Chapter 2, and under what circumstance does he accept her proposal?

10. What did Amelia think Milverton would confess to her in their midnight meeting? What does he actually confess?

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