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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 is the Ancient's response to Ranofer's question?

2. What is at the location where Gebu and Wenamon disappear?

3. Where does Ranofer go first when he gets to town?

4. What does Heqet tell Ranofer he overheard Gebu and Wenamon saying?

5. What do the three friends agree to do about the Festival?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What has Ranofer become interested in the shop, what does he ask Gebu and what is Gebu's response?

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

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

7. What happens in the night when Ranofer decides to follow Gebu?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Ranofer is stuck in a situation where he is constantly afraid for his own well being and doing a job he finds desperately boring and exhausting. Heqet and the Ancient have become the only people that Ranofer can trust and rely on. It is a friendship that will hopefully help Ranofer survive Gebu's cruelty.

1. Discuss the emotional impact Gebu's abuse might have on Ranofer. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. What do you think Ranofer's friendship with Heqet and the Ancient might do to mitigate some of the emotional trauma Ranofer might be suffering from Gebu's abuse? Discuss the ways in which Heqet and the Ancient could help Ranofer.

3. Most children who are abused suffer many emotional, personality and physical symptoms. Citing examples from the book discuss these symptoms that are seen in Ranofer.

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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