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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ranofer think the noise he hears in the night must be?
(a) His mother coming home.
(b) His father's spirit.
(c) Gebu counting his gold.
(d) Ibni talking with Gebu.

2. What does Ranofer tell Zau?
(a) He could start immediately.
(b) His father would be happy.
(c) He cannot quit the stone shop.
(d) He knows a lot already.

3. What does Ranofer often do on his lunch hour?
(a) Read scrolls.
(b) Study the jewelry in the market.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Wander the city.

4. What does Ranofer refuse to do that night as he leaves the shop?
(a) Go to the market.
(b) Take food from Ibni.
(c) Clean the floor.
(d) Take the wineskin to Gebu.

5. What does the old man encourage Ranofer to do?
(a) Go home to be safe.
(b) Find a wife.
(c) Come and work for him.
(d) Strike out on his own.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gebu usually go when he comes in the shop?

2. What does Ranofer see another apprentice struggle with?

3. What does Ranofer decide later in the week about Ibni?

4. How does Ranofer feel about the his new job?

5. What does Ranofer find when he comes to work the day after the hanging?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ranofer do when he finally arrives home?

2. Who does Ranofer meet on his way home from work? Where does this person live and what does he do?

3. How does Ranofer run into Heqet and what does Heqet suggest?

4. How does Ranofer feel about his thoughts on Ibni and Gebu by the end of the day? What does he want to do and why does he not want to do it?

5. Why does the Ancient keep Ranofer from watching a punishment? Do you think the Ancient was right?

6. What does Ranofer do when Ibni approaches him at the end of the work day and what are the consequences for him at home?

7. What does Ranofer say to Zau and what is his response?

8. In Chapter 6, where does Ranofer report for work, what does he do at work, and how does it affect him?

9. How does Ranofer find his new job and why do you think he works so hard at it?

10. What does Ranofer become aware of about a week after his new job? What does he think of it?

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