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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. Teppic is able to slip past the guards and finds Ptraci hiding ______________.

2. Meanwhile, Ptaclusp is walking around the base of the large pyramid looking for ______________.

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

4. That night Teppic puts on his assassin tools and robe and ______________.

5. Why are the pyramids dangerous?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Dios and Teppic arrive in the embalming room?

2. What do the clones of Ptaclusp tell him about the capping of the pyramid? Why? How does Ptaclusp respond?

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

4. What does Teppic do that night, after spending time in the supreme court?

5. Who is the camel?

6. What happens when King Teppicymon XXVII awakens?

7. Where does Teppic leave Ptraci?

8. What takes place after Teppic finds Ptraci?

9. What has happened to Illa?

10. What ceremony is to take place the next day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Teppic wants to break tradition.

Part 1) Why does he want to break tradition? How does he break tradition? What are the consequences?

Part 2) Are these consequences necessary? Why or why not? Why do these consequences take place?

Part 3) How does the power of tradition exist today in real life? What are our own consequences for breaking tradition? How is tradition important today?

Essay Topic 2

You Bastard is a camel.

Part 1) What else is known about You Bastard? How is he important to the story?

Part 2) What is the significance of his name? What might be another appropriate name for him? Why?

Part 3) What other important thinkers exist in this story? What purpose do they serve?

Part 4) How do You Bastard and the other thinkers resemble important thinkers in real life?

Essay Topic 3

A pyramid is built for King Teppicymon XXVII.

Part 1) Why is this pyramid built for him? What does he think about this? Why does he feel this way about a pyramid being built for him? How does this pyramid benefit Dios?

Part 2) What takes place during the building of the pyramid? Why does this occur? What does this reveal about the death of the pharaohs, and steadiness of time?

Part 3) How are stories such as this one found in our own culture and various other cultures in our world to explain strange phenomenon, human feats, and other wonders of the world?

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