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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. At what time does Amelia arrange to meet Milverton?

2. Where did Milverton grow up?

3. What does Amelia wonder about her dinner company in Chapter 5?

4. Where does Amelia meet Mr. Milverton in Chapter 4?

5. What does Lady Baskerville say kept her awake in the night in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What theories does Emerson have about the tomb after the first day at the excavation site?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine and describe the background and career of the author of the novel, Elizabeth Peters. Is she knowledgeable in the subject of archaeology? What other novels has she written?

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