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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. Later that night in the house of Ptaclusp Associates, Necropolitan Builders to the Dynasties, Ptaclusp and his sons, IIa and IIb are discussing what?

2. What is the planet on which the story takes place?

3. Does Teppic get along with Mericet?

4. Teppic looks at the figure for sometime and then decides that he _____________ kill the person.

5. When Ptaclusp and IIb turn to look, what do they see?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dios want the pyramid to be done in three months?

2. What does Teppic's assassin school final exam consist of?

3. What does Teppic remember about his first night at the assassin school?

4. What do Ptaclusp, Illa, and Illb say about the building of this pyramid?

5. What does Teppic learn about the person he had killed during the test?

6. Describe Discworld.

7. How does Teppic save himself?

8. What must happen to the man whose hand was touched by Teppic? How does Teppic feel about this?

9. What is learned about Ephebe and Tsort?

10. What new idea does Teppic have about being king? How does this affect others?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Biblical references are made in this story.

Part 1) Describe two of these references. Why is each reference made? How does it affect the story? What does it reveal about the characters?

Part 2) What do these references say about Christianity? How does this affect you? Why?

Part 3) Why does the author use Biblical references? What might be his opinion of Christianity? What might be his opinion of religion as a whole? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Teppic graduates from assassin school.

Part 1) Describe assassin school. Why does he attend assassin school? How does it benefit him to become a community member and as Pharaoh?

Part 2) To what might assassin school be compared in our own culture? What message does this send the reader?

Part 3) How is the assassin school important to this story? What does it reveal about Teppic?

Essay Topic 3

Teppic's father, King Teppicymon XXVII, has many powers.

Part 1) What are two of these powers? How has he been granted these powers? What proof is given of his power?

Part 2) How does he feel about his powers? Why? How does Dios' behavior toward Teppic reflect his opinion of King Teppicymon XXVII?

Part 3) How do Teppic and King Teppicymon XXVII compare? How do they each compare to rulers in our own history? How do they compare to rulers today?

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