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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. The first day of the dig involves marking the top of what for rope placements?

2. When Ferrell contacts Laurence Macy III, who is Ferrell asking about?

3. How are the columns in the sixth room decorated?

4. From what dynasty is King Atum-hadu?

5. What color is the smooth rock that one of the workers finds in the cliff face?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is one of the problems with translating written Egyptian?

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

4. How did Ralph hurt his foot?

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

6. What are some examples Ralph gives of bad translations of Atum-hadu's poetry?

7. According to Ralph, what is the Tomb Paradox?

8. What is the explanation that Margaret gives for her odd initial letter to Ralph?

9. What happens between Ferrell and Margaret during their first meeting?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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