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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 see in the tomb?

2. Why does Ranofer begin to avoid his friends?

3. How does Ranofer feel in his friendship after going back with his friends?

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

5. What kind of arrangement did Setma have with Gebu?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much information are the friends gathering and why didn't Ranofer follow Gebu one night in Chapter 10?

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

3. What does Ranofer see when he follows Gebu into the valley and what might that tell the reader?

4. What does Ranofer think about the whole day after his actions looking for food the night before and what does he finally decide to do?

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

6. What are Heqet and the Ancient doing while Ranofer is trying to catch Gebu?

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

8. What holiday is approaching and what do the three friends decide to do about it?

9. Where is the first place Ranofer looks for help? What does he do after that?

10. What kind of people does Ranofer now have in his life and why might a reader be happy about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Ranofer complains about his apprenticeship, the Ancient tells him he is lucky to be learning a skill and that he never learned one, forcing him to work menial jobs his entire life.

1. Why do you think Ranofer complains about his job? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think Ranofer's complaints and his depression or anger is justified? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Do you agree with what the Ancient told Ranofer? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

While Ranofer is strong and moral, Gebu is weak and immoral, preying on Ranofer's good qualities to force him to be quiet about Gebu's own illegal schemes. It is clear to the reader at this point that Ranofer's situation is a dangerous one and that he will have to fight Gebu in order to make his dreams come true.

1. Compare Ranofer's character with Gebu's. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think Ranofer is wrong for remaining silent about Gebu's activities? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Why do you think Ranofer's situation is a dangerous one? 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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