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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. What does Sinuhe find odd about the city of Crete?
2. What does Horemheb think is the cornerstone of the holy war?
3. What is the one thing that Sinuhe cannot give away in his negotiations with King Aziru?
4. When Sinuhe arrives at Gaza, how does he enter?
5. How do the women of Crete wear their hair?
Short Essay Questions
1. What story does the storyteller on the street tell that Merit and Sinuhe hear as they walk toward to Avenue of Rams?
2. Which daughter does the Pharaoh Akhnaton favor and why?
3. Upon returning to Egypt, what does Sinuhe find in the new artwork displayed in the city? Why is it so shocking? What has changed? Why is this significant to the story? Who does this threaten?
4. When Sinuhe begins to practice again in Thebes, he finds he is making no money, but is happy. Why is this? What has changed in his attitude? Who does he want to become in his life?
5. Why does Sinuhe believe that his revenge against Nefernefernefer is childish? What happens to her? Is this a surprise to Sinuhe? Why? Why not?
6. Merit tells Sinuhe that "falsehood may be sweeter than truth when one is much alone and past the spring of life." What does she mean by this comment? How is this related to her relationship with Sinuhe?
7. Does Sinuhe believe Pharaoh Ahknaton to be mad? Does he believe his madness? When he says "something in me has matured to receive his message" what does he mean?
8. When Kaptah and Sinuhe find the droppings from a large animal, what does this indicate will happen as they work through the labyrinth? What will they find?
9. How does Akhnaton not know of any of the suffering going on outside the palace walls?
10. There is a belief on the island of Crete that those sacrificed to the god can return if they wish after a few days. They speak of a living god. How does this mirror modern religion? What message is the author trying to tell the reader?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The last paragraph of the novel, Sinuhe talks about what it means to him to be a human being. What does he say and what does he mean? Is this his way of saying that life is eternal?
Essay Topic 2
Who does Sinuhe discover are his parents? How does this change the novel? Why does Sinuhe never claim the throne? Could he prove his birth? How?
Essay Topic 3
Why does Horemheb build temples to Aton and sing songs to Aton even though he does not believe in this god? What does this indicate to the reader about his belief as a soldier and warrior? Who does he work for? Is this ever forgotten for him?
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