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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 351-404.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the Shrike barons and Rasfer executed?
(a) Starved to death in their prison cells.
(b) Shot by a crew of archers.
(c) Nailed upside-down to the city gates.
(d) Thrown to the crocodiles.

2. What color does Lostris wear to prove she is a virgin bride?
(a) Red like fine wine.
(b) Gold like the sun.
(c) Blue like water lilies.
(d) White like a pure heart.

3. How does Taita explain his absence to Pharaoh?
(a) He does not have a convincing reason.
(b) He secretly tells Pharaoh everything that happened.
(c) He says that he was on secret business for the goddess Hapi.
(d) He says these things are too holy to be spoken of.

4. After Lostris disappears from the festivities on the shore, where does Taita find her?
(a) In Hapi's temple with Tanus.
(b) In the ship's stronghold.
(c) In her own tent with Tanus.
(d) In Tanus's tent with him.

5. How did Lostris first gain her knowledge of the outdoors?
(a) By hunting with her father.
(b) By studying long hours with Taita.
(c) By asking Tanus many questions after he went hunting.
(d) By tagging along with Tanus and Taita on their hunts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Lostris when she becomes queen?

2. When some Egyptians want to leave the caravan ships traveling south, what does Queen Lostris do?

3. When Taita works the Mazes of Ammon-Ra to receive guidance about the Hyksos problem, how does his vision begin?

4. What idea of Tanus's is shot down in the military council?

5. Contrary to Pharaoh's plans, why does Lostris set out to charm him?

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