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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. Who does Milverton see while talking to Amelia in Chapter 9?

2. What is heard outside Baskerville House in Chapter 5?

3. Who is Kevin O'Connell with at the tomb?

4. Who lives in the village Emerson insists on visiting in Chapter 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What concerns Emerson about the staffing of dig site in Chapter 4? Why is the expedition missing this member of the team?

3. What does Lady Baskerville scream at in Chapter 6?

4. What claim does Madame Berengeria make when she meets the Emersons?

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

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

7. What does Amelia think about during dinner at the Luxor Hotel in Chapter 5?

8. Why does Emerson rush to tell his men about his injury in Chapter 8?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of love and romance in the novel, "The Curse of the Pharaohs." What are some examples of love and romance in the novel? Why is Mary so popular with the gentlemen? Who does Lady Baskerville become engaged to? How do these situations affect the tone?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the character, Emerson. What are his defining character traits? What are his interests and hobbies? What is his role in the novel?

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