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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the columns in the sixth room decorated?
(a) They are painted red.
(b) They are unpainted.
(c) They are painted with scrolls.
(d) They are painted with pictures.

2. Where are Len and Sonia Nordquist from?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) New York.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Minneapolis.

3. What does the smooth rock in the cliff face turn out to be?
(a) A stone crypt.
(b) A stone box.
(c) A stone door.
(d) A stone wall.

4. What does Ralph see beyond the smooth stone removed from the cliff?
(a) Stone staircase.
(b) Stone bricks.
(c) Stone flooring.
(d) Stone blocks.

5. Ferrell believes that Ralph is what?
(a) A conman.
(b) Honest.
(c) A good scholar.
(d) A bad writer.

6. Why does Ralph think Margaret's letter is puzzling?
(a) It is written in French.
(b) It is short.
(c) It is long.
(d) It is written in Italian.

7. How many columns are in the room with the seventh door?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

8. Margaret writes to Ralph about Ferrell and says that she cannot believe Ralph and who were ever friends?
(a) Peter.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) James.
(d) Paul.

9. What does Terbroogan feel for Trilipush?
(a) Respect.
(b) Dislike.
(c) Fear.
(d) Friendliness.

10. Where does Ferrell live when he contacts Laurence Macy?
(a) A nursing home in Sydney.
(b) A mansion in Sydney.
(c) A hotel in Sydney.
(d) A hospital in Sydney.

11. The floor of the first empty room slants in what direction?
(a) Up.
(b) Down.
(c) Left.
(d) Right.

12. What is the title of Ralph's book of poetry written by Atum-hadu?
(a) Desire and Deceit in Ancient Egypt.
(b) Desire and Defection in Ancient Egypt.
(c) Desire and Deception in Ancient Egypt.
(d) Desire and Power in Ancient Egypt.

13. What is the name of the man Ralph hires to be head of his excavation team?
(a) Derry.
(b) Paul.
(c) Ahmed.
(d) Abdul.

14. Who is Howard Carter?
(a) A professor at Oxford.
(b) A famous archaeologist.
(c) A private investigator.
(d) A book critic.

15. On Monday, November 6, 1922, Ralph pays his workers and sends them home because he is what?
(a) Too tired to work.
(b) Too sad about his firing to work.
(c) Too ill at heart to work.
(d) Too sick to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ralph lower past the smooth stone once they remove it from the cliff face?

2. When does the Director General tell Ralph to come back?

3. When a second worker gets hurt, where does Ralph send everyone for help?

4. What was Ralph doing on stage when he and Margaret first met?

5. When Ralph has to leave Fragment C in Egypt, who does he leave it with?

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