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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 does Ranofer think about what the Ancient overheard?

2. What does Ranofer do when he is frightened?

3. What is on the item that Ranofer breaks into Gebu's room to get?

4. What does Heqet tell the Ancient about when Ranofer does not show up?

5. Who finds Ranofer and convinces him to come back?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ranofer realize about Gebu's possessions and what do the three friends decide to do?

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

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

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

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

6. Who pulls Ranofer aside after he speaks with the queen? What does he ask and what does Ranofer tell him?

7. What does the Ancient tell Ranofer he overheard with Gebu and Setma?

8. What did Heqet hear Gebu and Wenamon discussing and what does Ranofer think it means?

9. What do you think of the ending and what moral might be inferred from it?

10. What does Ranofer ask the Ancient about the two men who were hung, what was the Ancient's response and why does it scare Ranofer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ranofer needs to find someone to tell about the robbery, but the same thing that made this a good day to commit the robbery impedes Ranofer's attempt to find help. He has already gone to Zau's shop and found no one. Ranofer decides that his only chance is to go to the palace.

1. Knowing what you know of Ranofer's life thus far, how is do you think he could have developed the traits he demonstrates by his courage and persistence in looking for help? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. What do you think is shown by Ranofer's actions given that Ranofer going to the palace might be similar to a boy going to a governor's mansion in our present society? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Do you think Ranofer's behavior and actions are consistent with his age? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

When Ranofer finds a golden goblet with the name of a king buried more than a hundred years ago, this only seem to prove that something is not right about this situation and that Gebu might in fact be robbing tombs.

1. Discuss in detail what you think about a society given the fact that a golden goblet is buried in a tomb yet a boy like Ranofer is starving? What can be inferred about the society from the above fact?

2. Explain, with examples from the book and your life, why the goblet indicates to Ranofer there is something wrong going on with his brother.

3. Name three items you would like to have buried with you and explain why you chose those items. How do they compare with the type of items that were buried in ancient Egyptian tombs?

Essay Topic 3

Chose one of the following pairs and compare and contrast the characters:

1. Ibni with Heqet.

2. The Ancient with Gebu.

3. Heqet and Ranofer.

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