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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 the pyramid cause?

2. Does Teppic have a close relationship with his father, King Teppicymon XXVII?

3. Does Teppic pass the final exam?

4. Teppic has ideas that the king should not ______________.

5. Dios once again winces at a pain in his body and makes a mental note that he will have to go where that night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the boys escape the five men?

2. How does Teppic save himself?

3. What happens to King Teppicymon XXVII when the sun is blotted out by a dark shadow?

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

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

6. What has Teppic been a part of during his two weeks in Djelibeybi?

7. How will the builders use the time loop to their advantage?

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

9. Describe Discworld.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ephebe and Tsort are only separated by Djelibeybi.

Part 1) What happens when Djelibeybi disappears? Why does this happen?

Part 2) How do the actions of Ephebe and Tsort resemble stories from our own world? What does this say about our own stories?

Part 3) How different would our world be if certain nations were removed from it? What changes would occur? Would these changes be good or bad? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Ptraci becomes queen.

Part 1) Why does she become queen? How does she feel about being queen? Why does she feel this way?

Part 2) Why is Teppic not interested in being king? Can this be a natural feeling of one who is heir to a throne? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does Ptraci's rule compare to the reign of other Pharaohs? Is this good or bad? Why?

Part 30 How does this story end? Why does it end this way? Overall, what is the message of this story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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