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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 lives in the village Emerson insists on visiting in Chapter 4?

2. What does Hassan claim to have seen?

3. Who is Atiyah?

4. Where does Amelia live?

5. Where does Emerson spend the night in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the character, Emerson. What are his defining character traits? What are his interests and hobbies? What is his role in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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