GG Reading Quiz Ch. 1-5

At the beginning of the book, what is Ranofer's job?

• a goldsmith who fashions gold cups
• a papyrus cutter who makes sails
• a porter who runs errands and performs small tasks
• an apprentice who is learning a trade

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why does Ranofer want to be an apprentice?

• so he can learn the trade he loves
• so he can make more money than he does as a porter
• so he doesn't have to work as hard
• so he can follow in Gebu's footsteps

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

What is the result of Ranofer's father Thutra's death?

• Mayra was sold at the slave market.
• Gebu, as firstborn, inherited everything Thutra owned.
• Ranofer had to go live with Gebu.
• All of these.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Who is the greatest goldsmith in all of Thebes?

• Thutra
• Zau
• Rekh
• Gebu

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Who is the new apprentice at the goldsmith's shop that Ranofer has become friends with?

• Rekh
• Wenamon
• Sata
• Heqet

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why does Rekh tell Ranofer that they must weigh every scrap of gold?

• Gold has been missing from the shop.
• They are using too much gold on the statue they are making.
• They owe the gold in a trade.
• The gold is very valuable.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What is Ranofer's suspicion about the gold thief?

• He suspects that Heqet is stealing gold in his sash.
• He suspects that Gebu is stealing gold in the night.
• He suspects that Ibni is stealing gold and sending it to Gebu in a wineskin.
• He suspects that Rekh is lying about the missing gold.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Why is the part of the city where Ranofer lives and works called "the city of the dead"?

• That is where the tombs are.
• Most of the people that work there are very poor and old.
• That is where artisans make fine objects that end up in tombs to be possessions in the afterlife.
• That part of town was burned down in a fire.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who does Ranofer meet in the marsh by the Nile?

• an old papyrus cutter and his donkey
• Ibni and his wife
• Mutra illegally selling wine
• Gebu and Wenamon

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Gebu's treatment of his half-brother is:

• respectful
• abusive
• protective
• thoughtful

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3