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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 the item that is thrown through the patio door in Chapter 7 strike?

2. Where does Amelia live?

3. What is Milverton's lifelong ambition?

4. What is Amelia convinced Emerson feels in encounters like ones with the imam?

5. How does Madame Berengeria travel to the dig site?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is apparently Lady Baskerville's escort in Chapter 5?

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

3. During Milverton and Amelia's conversation, what does Milverton claim to see?

4. Why does Amelia believe Lady Baskerville employs Atiyah?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Analyze and interpret the theme of murder in the novel, "The Curse of the Pharaohs." Describe the different examples of death and murder. What are the circumstances surrounding these examples? How do these deaths and murders propel the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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