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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 do when he is frightened?

2. Why do you think Ranofer is following Gebu?

3. Why does Ranofer feel relieved the day after he broke into Gebu's room?

4. Who pulls Ranofer aside to ask about the golden goblet?

5. What frightens Ranofer one night when he is going to follow Gebu?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Ancient tell Ranofer he overheard with Gebu and Setma?

2. What does Ranofer decide after hearing of the confrontation between Gebu and Setma? What is the outcome of his action?

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

4. In Chapter 9 how does Ranofer feel when he goes to work? What does Gebu do at his job and what does Ranofer realize when he studies Gebu?

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

6. What does Ranofer ask the Ancient about the two men who were hung, what was the Ancient's response and why does it scare Ranofer?

7. What does Ranofer do when he runs away from Gebu in the tomb?

8. Why do you think Ranofer believes Gebu is stealing again?

9. What does Ranofer see Gebu bring into the scroll room and what is the result of that?

10. What does the midget and then the queen make Ranofer do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story has come to a good ending, fulfilling the moral that being honest is the only way to get everything that a person might want.

1. How did you feel about the book ending without finding out what happened to Gebu?

2. Do you think the above moral is true? Do all honest people get everything a person might want? Why or why not?

3. If one said that hard work is the only way to get everything a person might want how would that statement conflict with the above statement?

Essay Topic 2

The queen asks Ranofer if there is anything he wants and he asks only for a donkey to help him earn his independence and his freedom to be a student under Zau. The queen not only gives him the donkey, but she gives him new clothes and gifts for his friends.

1. What does it say about Ranofer that he asks only for a donkey from the queen? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Ranofer wants to earn his independence instead of having it given to him. Why do you think he will value both his independence and his eventual apprenticeship more having earned it?

3. Discuss in detail why new clothes might be given to someone as a gift from a queen in a society. Why would new clothes be valued? If a boy did what Ranofer did in present times would it seem strange to give him new clothes? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Ranofer day dreams about finding a great deal of gold hidden away by a person a long time ago. He thinks about all the things he would do with that gold, including paying his fee to become a student to Zau the Master. Zau was once a friend of Ranofer's father and said he would teach Ranofer one day. Ranofer's father was once a great goldsmith and he fully believes that one day he will be too.

1. Why do you think Ranofer daydreams? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Compare Ranofer's day dreaming to people in this society who day dream about winning the lottery.

3. Do you think it is realistic of Ranofer to believe he will be a great goldsmith someday? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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