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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. Whose Ba travels to Cleopatra's Needle?

2. What does Anubis say the feather might do to Sadie?

3. Who does Isis say must become the next Pharaoh?

4. What does Thoth teach the Kanes while on the river?

5. What does Sadie strike against the pyramid before using her battle cry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Set do when he shows himself in the pyramid?

2. Why can't Zia use Set's secret name against him?

3. How does Carter feel inside the pyramid, and why?

4. What does Sadie have to do to get the Feather of Truth?

5. How do the Kanes get away from Sekhmet?

6. Why is Zia so sure that Desjardins is not being controlled by Set?

7. What do mortal souls have to do before entering the Land of the Dead?

8. What does Carter see on Elvis's tombstone?

9. How does Carter seal the entrance of the pyramid?

10. What do the magicians in Memphis do to Carter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does Carter and Sadie's relationship change throughout the course of the book, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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