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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. Who is Margaret Finneran?

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

3. What does Ralph say is the problem with putting riches into a tomb?

4. What is the title of Ralph's book of poetry written by Atum-hadu?

5. What is the square yardage of the area that Ralph orders his workers to stake out for trench digging?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Paul join the army?

2. What is the problem with the second door?

3. When Ralph leaves the workers to guard the tomb and goes into town, what does he do in town?

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

5. Describe the cats that are outside Ralph's villa when he wakes up.

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

7. Describe the party CCF threw for Ralph and Margaret.

8. What is found beyond the sixth door?

9. How do the Director General and Carter show that they do not respect Ralph?

10. What does the letter from ter Breuggen to Ralph at the beginning or Ralph's dig say?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Ralph insane, obsessed or simple focused in his behavior? Does his status change over time? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What evidence is there that Paul and Ralph are really the same person? Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

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