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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ranofer embarrassed by Rekh?
(a) Rekh tripped him.
(b) He is reminded he is just a porter.
(c) His remark about his shoulder.
(d) He dropped some gold scraps.

2. What is Ranofer often tempted to do when working?
(a) Go to sleep.
(b) Sing.
(c) Run away.
(d) Daydream.

3. What does Ranofer do about Gebu's announcement?
(a) He's happy.
(b) He hits Gebu over the head.
(c) He runs away.
(d) Begs him to reconsider.

4. What does Ranofer offer to the struggling apprentice?
(a) Some advice.
(b) His sympathy.
(c) A helping hand.
(d) A joke.

5. What does Ranofer realize Gebu is doing at night?
(a) Staying up writing.
(b) Sneaking out of the house.
(c) Not coming home at all.
(d) Bringing a woman home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ranofer decide to do about Gebu?

2. What does Gebu tell Ranofer in Chapter 3?

3. Where does Heqet want Ranofer to go with him after work one day?

4. Where do master goldsmiths live?

5. How does Ranofer feel when he wakes up at the beginning of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ranofer tell Heqet and what do they decide?

2. About eight days after Ranofer talked to Heqet what does he see on the way home?

3. In Chapter 6, where does Ranofer report for work, what does he do at work, and how does it affect him?

4. What does Gebu tell Ranofer when he comes home from work the day Ibni is not there? What is Ranofer's response?

5. Why does Ibni talk to Ranofer? What is Ranofer's response?

6. How does Ranofer feel about his thoughts on Ibni and Gebu by the end of the day? What does he want to do and why does he not want to do it?

7. About what do Ranofer and Heqet argue and how does the Ancient settle the argument?

8. How does Ranofer feel when he wakes after his confrontation with Gebu? Why does he feel that way? How does Ranofer walk to work and what does he do on the way?

9. Who does Ranofer meet on his way home from work? Where does this person live and what does he do?

10. What kind of situation is Ranofer in at home and who are the only people he can trust? What might those friendships do for him?

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