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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. What happens after Ranofer answers questions about the goblet?

2. What does Ranofer continue to try to find?

3. What does Ranofer remember about the royals and the Festival?

4. Why is Ranaofer filled with fear when he goes home?

5. Why do you think Ranofer is following Gebu?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ranofer see Gebu bring into the scroll room and what is the result of that?

2. What do the three friends decide to do at the tombs after Ranofer meets with them?

3. What does Ranofer know because of following Gebu and how does he end up in the tunnel?

4. What does Ranofer do when he runs away from Gebu in the tomb?

5. Why do you think Ranofer believes Gebu is stealing again?

6. What does Ranofer decide to do because of the goblet and what is Heqet's response?

7. What does Ranofer decide after hearing of the confrontation between Gebu and Setma? What is the outcome of his action?

8. What does the midget and then the queen make Ranofer do?

9. How does Ranofer know whose tomb he is in and how does he alert Gebu about his presence?

10. Where do Ranofer and Heqet follow Gebu and Wenamon and what do they decide?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Outside the apprentice's quarters, Ranofer runs into Heqet. Heqet is eating, reminding Ranofer he has little to eat in the past few days. Heqet offers Ranofer a fig and he takes it, despite the pride that makes him want to refuse. At Rekh's shop, Ranofer is embarrassed when Rekh makes a comment about the marks Gebu left on his shoulders during a beating.

1. Ranofer is reluctant to take food from Heqet even though he's hungry. Discuss, in this situation what might be meant by the cliche "false pride."

2. Ranofer is embarrassed about Rekh seeing and remarking on his shoulders. Why do you think he would feel that way since it is not his fault? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Discuss what you think would happen to Ranofer and Gebu if they lived in the United States in the present day. Include in your discussion how you think the problem could be solved.

Essay Topic 2

Ranofer day dreams about finding a great deal of gold hidden away by a person a long time ago. He thinks about all the things he would do with that gold, including paying his fee to become a student to Zau the Master. Zau was once a friend of Ranofer's father and said he would teach Ranofer one day. Ranofer's father was once a great goldsmith and he fully believes that one day he will be too.

1. Why do you think Ranofer daydreams? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Compare Ranofer's day dreaming to people in this society who day dream about winning the lottery.

3. Do you think it is realistic of Ranofer to believe he will be a great goldsmith someday? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Ranofer knows that Gebu is stealing again because he can see the evidence in the new things Gebu has bought and the money he often gives to Ranofer. Ranofer talks about this with his friends and they decide to begin spying on Gebu and his friends.

1. What might be inferred from Ranofer's society from the fact that Ranofer thinks Gebu is stealing because he has new items and gives Ranofer money even though Gebu is a self employed stone cutter? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. How likely do you think it is that Ranofer as a young boy would notice and infer so much from so little? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Why do you think Ranofer's friends would decide to spy on his brother and his brother's friends? What would they gain by doing this?

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