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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. Why does the imam wait for the Emersons at the tomb?

2. Why does Milverton protest Karl's suggested artist?

3. What does Hassan claim to have seen?

4. Where do the Emersons stay in Cairo?

5. In Chapter 9, when does Amelia tell Emerson about Milverton's revelation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As Amelia is walking toward the excavation site in Chapter 7, what worries her?

3. What does Amelia read in the paper in Chapter 1? How does this item make Amelia feel?

4. Why does Amelia believe Lady Baskerville employs Atiyah?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 protagonist of the novel, Amelia Peabody. What are her defining characteristics? What are her interests and hobbies? How does she differ from the typical Victorian-era woman?

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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