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

3. Who does Amelia suspect of Milverton in Chapter 8?

4. What does evidence at the tomb lead Emerson to believe in Chapter 6?

5. What is thrown through the patio door in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the curse which is referred to throughout the novel. Why do the characters fear the curse? What kind of curse is it? Why are the characters cursed?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Amelia's and Emerson's interest in archaeology. Why are they interested in archaeology, particularly Egyptology? How does this interest connect with their personal history? Why is Amelia able to work at the excavation site without causing a scandal?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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