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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 Arkad present to the councilmen?

2. Of whom do Bansir and Kobbi seek the advice?

3. How does money make money during a loan situation?

4. While Arkad is very generous and spends liberally, what has he also managed to do?

5. What was on the clay tablets?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is traveling with the leader of this caravan?

2. What does this person in #47 teach Dabasir?

3. What has Rodan just been given in exchange for his spears?

4. What is the second story of Mathon (about the objects Mathon keeps in his token chest) meant to teach?

5. What is Bansir's main problem in relation to wealth?

6. How did Arkad come to gain his wealth?

7. What is Debasir eating as he teaches his companion?

8. What is the final advice of Mathon for Rodan?

9. What is the first story of Mathon (about the farmer who can understand animals) meant to teach Rodan?

10. When does Nomasir decide to follow the rules on the tablet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bansir is a man who feels he works hard all day, but never earns enough to provide luxuries to his family. What do you think is his main problem in terms of not having the wealth he thinks he should have? Does the story indicate other problems besides an apparent misunderstanding of money? He has a good job, after all, so what do you feel is his biggest money issue?

Essay Topic 2

The idea of protection is a major theme in the entire book. How are the walls of Babylon a metaphor for financial security? What kinds of "walls" could be implemented to protect one's financial future? How can the walls continue to hold year after year?

Essay Topic 3

What is on each of the five clay tablets of Dabasir? Why did Dabasir keep track of his financial growth on these tablets in the first place? Is this record keeping consistent with the Babylonian times? Why or why not?

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