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

2. According to Farrell, what kind of addiction does Margaret have?

3. Ralph's injury and what keep him away from the dig for three days?

4. What does Ralph do to the tomb of King Atum-hadu after his first expedition?

5. Where did Barnabas Davies work in his youth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when one of the workers finds a patch of smooth white rock in the cliff face?

2. In the very first entry of the book, what does Ralph want Margaret to know about the letter he is writing?

3. Why does Ralph hire Ahmed to be the head of his excavation team?

4. Describe the series of murders Ralph says took place in order to secure the location of the tomb.

5. In his childhood, what did Ralph tell the vicar about Egyptian theology that got him beaten?

6. Why does Ralph cut the pay of his workers?

7. When Margaret writes Ralph and complains of boredom, what does she ask him to let her do?

8. Why does Ralph have to scout a route to his dig area?

9. Why does Ralph start guarding the tomb himself, after the plaster is on the third door?

10. Why does Ralph think that Atum-hadu's tomb has been hidden since the beginning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the various characters in the book lack common sense? What implications does this lack of common sense have for their futures? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book to support your answer, explain how Ralph's and Atum-hadu's lives are similar and what implications those similarities have for Ralph's actions.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book to support your answer, explain how the relationship between Ralph and Margaret is ironic.

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