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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 Mary tell Amelia in Chapter 14?

2. What does Amelia put on her face in Chapter 16?

3. What part of Emerson's performance does Amelia call "an error"?

4. What does Emerson offer the criminals for their help?

5. What is painted on Armadale's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Amelia follows an unknown figure in the dark in Chapter 11?

2. How does Amelia prepare to go to the tomb in Chapter 16?

3. How does Amelia apprehend the figure in white?

4. Describe what Emerson is wearing when the party from Baskerville House arrives to watch his performance?

5. What does Lady Baskerville announce at breakfast? What does Mr. Vandergelt announce at breakfast?

6. What is Madame Berengeria's reaction to Emerson's performance?

7. What does Madame Berengeria accuse her daughter of in Chapter 14?

8. What do Lady Baskerville and Mary argue about in Chapter 11? How does Emerson solve the argument?

9. Why does Amelia think Ali Hassan lead the party in circles before taking them to the cave?

10. Who is the skeleton found in the tomb? What is the skeleton found with?

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 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 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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