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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. The next day Dios comes in to talk to Teppic while Teppic is ______________.

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

3. How does Teppic act when Dios tells him that the girl from court has been freed from the prison?

4. Why does Khuft run into the desert?

5. Describe these gods.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the camel?

3. Where does Teppic leave Ptraci?

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

5. What has happened to Illa?

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

7. What information does Dios give Teppic? How does Teppic react?

8. What takes place after Teppic finds Ptraci?

9. What takes place between Ptraci, Teppic, and You Bastard and the two philosophers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Teppic has many strange dreams.

Part 1) Describe these dreams. Why does he have these dreams?

Part 2) How are dreams important in this story to Teppic, as well as other characters?

Part 3) What do the dreams of the Pharaohs imitate from stories in our own culture? What stories regarding dreams and the importance of dreams exist in our own culture?

Essay Topic 2

Teppic resides over the supreme court.

Part 1) What power does he have as the judge at the court? Why?

Part 2) What might this say about our own supreme court and those who rule over it? What message does this send to the reader?

Part 3) What other aspects of this book reflect aspects in our own culture? Are these positive reflections of our society? Why or why not?

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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