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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Sinuhe's first teacher, hired by his father?
(a) Hormeheb.
(b) Kaptah.
(c) Ptahor.
(d) Oneh.

2. When Sinuhe turns seven to what event does his mother take him?
(a) The Nile.
(b) The House of Death.
(c) A sacrifice.
(d) The theater.

3. How does Ptahor arrive at Sinuhe's house?
(a) He arrives by horse.
(b) On a chair borne by two slaves.
(c) He walks.
(d) He arrives in a chariot.

4. What does Sinuhe read for a stranger in the City of the Dead?
(a) A letter.
(b) An inscription on a pharaoh's tomb.
(c) The inscription on the tomb of Anukis.
(d) A boundary sign.

5. What does Sinuhe transport Kaptah in to get him to the boat to escape Babylon?
(a) Rolled in a mat.
(b) Hidden in a barrel.
(c) He dresses him like a woman.
(d) In a large earthenware jar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who paints the paintings that decorate Sinuhe's office?

2. What happens in the city of Thebes when the pharaoh dies?

3. What color are Nefernefernefer's eyes?

4. Who does Nefernefernefer ask for the first time she meets Sinuhe?

5. After Sinuhe falls in love with Minea, what does he want her to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ptahor's job? Is this a cure for any disease or is this a quick way to die? Why do you think Ptahor is called to the pharaoh?

2. Why do Kipa and Senmut tell their neighbors that Kipa gave birth to Sinuhe? Why does Senmut register Sinuhe in the book of births? What will this do for Sinuhe later in life? What difference will this make in his life?

3. What are the two truths of the young prince and Horemheb? How are they in conflict from the beginning? How does Horemheb argue with the sickly young prince about his truth when he first meets him? What does Horemheb fear of the future?

4. What message do Sinuhe's parents leave behind for him? How does this make him feel? How do his parents die? Why do they do this?

5. Sinuhe speaks of a remedy from the Hittites that cures the body of heat. What is this remedy called today? How do you think the Hittites created this drug?

6. When Sinuhe opens a skull and finds that the "disease had laid its egg" what does he mean by that? What is the egg inside the man's head? What does Sinuhe do with it? How does he repair the opening? What is significant about the fact that the man falls from a wall three days later and breaks his neck and dies? What is that supposed to symbolize?

7. On the night that Ammon is supposed to appear before the students in the House of Life, what happens to Sinuhe? What does he do that is different from his classmates? Why does he tell the truth to the priest in the morning? What does this say about his basic character?

8. When Minea, Kaptah and Sinuhe are traveling pretending to be performers, Sinuhe continues to cure the sick. Why does he do this? Cannot this lead to discovery of who they are? Is this dangerous? Why would he do this and put all their lives in danger?

9. How does Sinuhe defend the young prince to Horemheb? What does Sinuhe think of the young prince's beliefs? Do you think he is affected in this way because of his experiences in the House of Life? Why? Why not?

10. What is important about being able to read more than one Egyptian character at a time? How does this make the reader different in the eyes of others?

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