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

2. What does the queen tell Ranofer later?

3. Why does Ranofer sneak upstairs to Gebu's room?

4. What is at the location where Gebu and Wenamon disappear?

5. What kind of job does Setma have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Ranofer realize about Gebu's possessions and what do the three friends decide to do?

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 does the midget and then the queen make Ranofer do?

6. What did Heqet hear Gebu and Wenamon discussing and what does Ranofer think it means?

7. What does Ranofer see when he follows Gebu into the valley and what might that tell the reader?

8. What kind of people does Ranofer now have in his life and why might a reader be happy about it?

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

10. What does Ranofer think about the whole day after his actions looking for food the night before and what does he finally decide to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ranofer is stuck in a situation where he is constantly afraid for his own well being and doing a job he finds desperately boring and exhausting. Heqet and the Ancient have become the only people that Ranofer can trust and rely on. It is a friendship that will hopefully help Ranofer survive Gebu's cruelty.

1. Discuss the emotional impact Gebu's abuse might have on Ranofer. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. What do you think Ranofer's friendship with Heqet and the Ancient might do to mitigate some of the emotional trauma Ranofer might be suffering from Gebu's abuse? Discuss the ways in which Heqet and the Ancient could help Ranofer.

3. Most children who are abused suffer many emotional, personality and physical symptoms. Citing examples from the book discuss these symptoms that are seen in Ranofer.

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 needs to find someone to tell about the robbery, but the same thing that made this a good day to commit the robbery impedes Ranofer's attempt to find help. He has already gone to Zau's shop and found no one. Ranofer decides that his only chance is to go to the palace.

1. Knowing what you know of Ranofer's life thus far, how is do you think he could have developed the traits he demonstrates by his courage and persistence in looking for help? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. What do you think is shown by Ranofer's actions given that Ranofer going to the palace might be similar to a boy going to a governor's mansion in our present society? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Do you think Ranofer's behavior and actions are consistent with his age? Why or why not?

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