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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. Who does Nut want a note delivered to?

2. How does Carter get out of the Luxor?

3. Where in New York does Bast say the temple is?

4. How does Zia take Sadie to the Luxor?

5. What kind of magic does Bast need to fight the carriers a block from the park?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the author, how did this book come to be?

2. Why is Sadie's vision of Osiris's imprisonment interrupted?

3. What does the narrator ask of the reader at the beginning of the book?

4. What was Julius trying to do when the explosion in the museum happened?

5. What do Zia and Carter see in the secret chamber?

6. What is Philip of Macedonia?

7. What does Amos teach the children about themselves the first morning in the mansion?

8. How does Zia fight against Serqet at the museum?

9. Why has Carter seen so much of the world?

10. How does Bast say the world is really created and run?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different life-styles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Simmons have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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