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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Sinuhe been in exile at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 15 years.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three years.
(d) 2,000 years.

2. Why will Minea not board the second vessel bound for Crete from Hatti?
(a) The vessel is cursed.
(b) The master of the vessel stared at her.
(c) The vessel looks unsafe.
(d) The master of the vessel has evil eyes.

3. Where does Sinuhe bury his parents?
(a) Near the temple of Ammon.
(b) Near the entrance of a royal tomb.
(c) In the desert.
(d) In a pauper's cemetary.

4. How are the children of Mitanni described by Sinuhe?
(a) Like cherubs.
(b) Not very pretty.
(c) Like dolls.
(d) Like angels.

5. What kind of houses do the people of Babylon live in?
(a) Stone structures.
(b) Townhouses, four or five stories high.
(c) Wooden structures.
(d) Small adobe huts.

6. What does Minea threaten to do on the boat to escape Sinuhe?
(a) She threatens to report Sinuhe to the king of Babylon.
(b) She threatens to jump overboard.
(c) She threatens to dance.
(d) She threatens to sacrifice herself while dancing with the bulls.

7. When Minea wakes on the boat after her escape from Babylon, why is she angry at Sinuhe?
(a) She didn't want to leave Babylon.
(b) She is filthy and smells of blood.
(c) She wants to go straight home.
(d) She thinks Sinuhe tricked her.

8. What is Sinuhe's favorite toy as a child?
(a) A cane.
(b) Glass marbles.
(c) A wooden crocodile.
(d) A reed boat.

9. What does the Syrian merchant bring Nefernefernefer?
(a) A necklace of pearls.
(b) A crown of gold.
(c) Earrings for Syria.
(d) A jewel from the royal tomb.

10. After Nefernefernefer gets Sinuhe's property, what does she want from him next?
(a) His slave.
(b) The bar he owns.
(c) His father's property.
(d) His undying devotion.

11. What color are Nefernefernefer's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

12. Who comes upon Amenhotep and Sinuhe in the desert?
(a) Nefernefernefer.
(b) Horemheb.
(c) Sinuhe's father.
(d) The pharaoh.

13. What talent does Thothmes have?
(a) He can read.
(b) He can draw and sculpt.
(c) He writes music.
(d) He can sing.

14. Who rules after Pharaoh Amenhotep III's death?
(a) Ptahor.
(b) Baketamon.
(c) Sinuhe.
(d) The Queen Mother.

15. What is on the roof at the inn where Sinuhe stays in Babylon?
(a) Shingles.
(b) Beautiful gardens.
(c) Terra cotta covers.
(d) A statue to Aton.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the land of the Hittites, how are the people ruled?

2. What does Sinuhe do with his gold before he travels on a ship to Smyrna?

3. The morning after Sinuhe and Minea have slept on the boat escaping from Babylon, what is the noise they hear?

4. To get off the boat, what does Kaptah suggest he, Sinuhe, and Minea pretend to be?

5. What present does Ptahor send to Kipa the day after he leaves her house?

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