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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ptraci supposed to kill herself?
(a) She has committed a sin.
(b) She is an illegitimate child.
(c) She is an orphan.
(d) So she can be the late king's servant in his afterlife.

2. Dios announces the kings verdict and that in concordance with the law what will happen to the girl?
(a) She will be banished.
(b) She will be fed to the sacred crocodiles.
(c) She will be set free.
(d) She will be tortured.

3. Upon awakening in the embalming room, why is King Teppicymon XXVII unable to see?
(a) His eyelids will not lift.
(b) His eyes and all his vital organs have been taken out of his body.
(c) There is not light.
(d) He has a blindfold over his eyes.

4. Teppic tells Ptraci that he is the king. Why is she not convinced?
(a) He does not look like a king.
(b) She does not trust anyone.
(c) He lies a lot.
(d) She has never seen the king's face before.

5. Ptraci, Teppic, and You Bastard reach Ephebe and meet two philosophers who are ______________.
(a) Shooting at turtles on sticks.
(b) Talking.
(c) Hunting deer.
(d) Singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do Teppic and Ptaclusp decide that the capping ceremony will begin?

2. The priests in the palace begin to ______________.

3. When they are out to sea, what does Teppic do?

4. What is the camel's name?

5. In the city of Djelibeybi, the rules of the land had begun to ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when King Teppicymon XXVII awakens?

2. Why does a man in the prison not want to be freed?

3. What is learned about the purpose of pyramids?

4. How do Dios and Teppic meet the next day?

5. What does Pthagonal say about the dangers of pyramids?

6. Why does Dios believe the gods have no right to be there?

7. What does Chidder do for Teppic and Ptraci?

8. What happens while Teppic resides over the Supreme Court?

9. What are the king, Dil, and Gern doing?

10. What takes place in Teppic's dream?

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