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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. Ahmed is arrested for whose murder?

2. Ralph says that he has much to finish if mad Ferrell is coming to stamp about with what?

3. What happens when Ralph tries to open the ninth chamber?

4. Who has Ralph been sending anonymous telegrams to, exposing CCF's interest in pornography?

5. When Ferrell finally meets Ralph, to what does Ferrell attribute the odor surrounding Ralph?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ralph equate his name with, in his last, insane moments?

2. What is the subject of, and to whom, has Ralph been sending anonymous telegrams about CCF?

3. What does Ralph fetch, supposedly on Carter's orders?

4. When does Ralph want to bring Lord Carnarvon to his dig?

5. What does Ralph place in the first and second chambers after he decorates the first chamber?

6. What crimes is Ahmed arrested for?

7. Ralph is in what state when the police officer sent by Carter finds him?

8. What did Ralph do to the columns in the sixth room?

9. How does Ralph look when Ferrell finds him in town?

10. What does Ralph want to do when he is crying about not being able to open the ninth chamber?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does greed and personal success motivate the various characters in the book? Compare/contrast at least three different characters and use specific examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How does the theme of immortality affect the characters in the book? What definition of immortality is used by the various characters? Cite specific examples in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the way that Ralph and Ferrell deal with disappointment and guilt. Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

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