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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. How long does it take Sinuhe to pass his examination to enter the House of Life?
2. What kind of houses do the people of Babylon live in?
3. What talent does Thothmes have?
4. Where does Sinuhe bury his parents?
5. To get off the boat, what does Kaptah suggest he, Sinuhe, and Minea pretend to be?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. When Ptahor is opening the skull of the pharaoh, the young prince steps forward and speaks of a blessing from the god Aton. How does Ptahor react to this? Why does he react as he does?
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. What is the scarab to Kaptah? What is the scarab to Sinuhe? How do the two belief systems differ? How does Kaptah anoint the scarab?
6. Why does Senmut take Sinuhe to meet Inteb, the warrior? What lesson does Senmut want Sinuhe to leave with?
7. Explain the process that Sinuhe is taught in school about life after death. Who is Osiris? Who is the Devourer? What does the Devourer look like? Who is the Backward-Gazer? Why is this important knowledge for the average Egyptian?
8. Explain how embalming works int he House of Death. What do the priest tell people who bring their loved ones for preparation for burial? What do they actually do? How does Sinuhe view this?
9. 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?
10. By his description of his servant, Keftiu, Sinuhe's opinion of women comes to light. What does he think of Keftiu? What does this tell the reader about his opinion of women in general?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Sinuhe returns to the House of Life to teach, what does he find about the students that surprises him? What is he expecting? What does he actually find? Why is this a disappointment to him?
Essay Topic 2
Often in the novel a swallow or bird flies around in and out of scenes. What do you think this is a symbol of? Note when this happens in the novel and see if there is a pattern?
Essay Topic 3
What do you think of the way Kaptah steals from Sinuhe? Judging from Sinuhe's reaction to this knowledge, what does this say about their relationship and the the relationship between all slaves and owners in Egypt? Give examples from the novel of Kaptah's business dealings with Sinuhe's money.
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