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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. How does Madame Berengeria travel to the dig site?

2. How does Amelia strain muscles in her back in Chapter 8?

3. What does Hassan claim to have seen?

4. Where does Emerson go after being wounded?

5. What discovery does Emerson show off at the tomb in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Emerson insist on diverting the journey to the dig site by stopping in a village?

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

3. What does Milverton explain to Amelia about using a pseudonym?

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

5. Who do Emerson and Amelia usually employ as an artist on their expeditions? Why do they not hire this person?

6. Who is Kevin O'Connell, and what insinuations does he make when he meets the Emersons?

7. What does Kevin O'Connell ask Amelia for in Chapter 9?

8. Why does Amelia host guests for tea in Chapter 1?

9. What happens while the Emersons are in a meeting with Lady Baskerville in Chapter 7?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationship between Emerson and Amelia. Are they happily married? How did they meet? What do they love and admire about each other?

Essay Topic 2

What is a parody? What makes "The Curse of the Pharaohs" a parody? What is the novel a parody of?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the woman in white. How does her existence affect the other characters? What do they think the woman in white is? How does her appearances affect the tone of the novel? Who does the woman in white end up being? Why does this character create the woman in white?

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