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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 does Ferrell hire to take him to Ralph's dig?

2. In reality, why does Ralph steal the chemicals?

3. What does CCF do when he comes into the tomb?

4. Ahmed is arrest for theft of what?

5. Marlowe tells Paul a fabricated story of how he and Ralph found what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ralph die?

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

3. According to Ralph's translations, why does Atum-hadu try to stab his new queen?

4. What is the fabricated tale Marlow tells Paul?

5. What does Sonia Nordquist offer Ralph when she visits him at his site?

6. How does Ralph describe the mummified cat that shows up in the seventh room?

7. According to Ralph's translations, who is Atum-hadu's new queen?

8. What crimes is Ahmed arrested for?

9. What does Ahmed tell Ralph, that Ralph takes as a sign of Carter's failure?

10. What happens when Ahmed returns to Ralph's site and demands money?

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

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

How does the ending of the book flow logically from the plot? Cite examples from the text to support your answer.

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