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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. How many minutes till sun down in Chapter 35?

2. What kind of metal were the scrolls stored in?

3. What speed was the Mercedes capable of?

4. What two words best describe the booklet handed out to the crowd?

5. Why does Ammar need Finney?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between papyrus and parchment?

2. Why does Hala change her mind and decide to announce the immanent discovery of the antiquities?

3. What did Captain Collins consider inhuman?

4. How does Hala Kamil feel about Julius' visit and what he plans?

5. What changes did Ammar undergo to look the part of Captain Collins?

6. Where is the best location for the scrolls to be if they are to maintain their cohesion and readability? Where is the worst?

7. In what ways did Ismail's inexperience show through?

8. How did the Capesterres start up their crime family?

9. When is the first time Pitt has been wrong in this book?

10. How does Ammar feel about the people at the table?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick two characters from the book to compare and contrast against each other. How would the plot line have been affected if these two characters had interacted more often? How do they interact as it is? Would these two characters make a good team? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Research a time in history in which a political leader did the opposite of what was expected of them at the time. Explain the backlash that occurred afterwards. Imagine something like this happened with a present political figure. How could it affect the world?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Robert and Paul as brothers. Who was more likely to gain a monopoly and why? What do you think would have changed if either brother was able to overthrow completely the existing government and assume control? Examine how life would change as though it were a real possibility that this could happen.

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