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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. What does Amelia have in hand as she walks to the excavation site?

2. What is a nuisance to Amelia at the dig site?

3. Where did Milverton grow up?

4. Who is the imam?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of pharaohs in the novel, "The Curse of the Pharaohs." What is a pharaoh? What connection can be made between the excavation and pharaohs? What is the significance of the pendant found on the tomb raider?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Peters' use of contrast. What are some contrasting settings, characters, and images? What is Peters trying to convey through these contrasts?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Why might Amelia have suspected them of murder at times? What motives could these characters have had for murder? Which characters bring a comedic element to the novel?

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