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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 405-444.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dream does Taita have to explain Lostris's pregnancy?
(a) Pharaoh came back from paradise and slept with her at night.
(b) The goddess Hapi approved of Tanus and Lostris's union.
(c) Lostris has generative powers to conceive a child without a man.
(d) The child was conceived before Pharaoh's death but did not grow until now.

2. When a beggar boy asks for alms from Taita, what does Taita give him?
(a) A date fruit that changes to two date fruits.
(b) A date fruit that changes to a scorpion.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A date fruit that changes to a stone.

3. How many wounded Shrikes does Taita care for after the battle?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) None.
(d) Five.

4. How is Lostris thrown from the Breath of Horus?
(a) The rowers take a curve too sharply.
(b) She is startled by Taita's shout and falls.
(c) She tries to duck Tanus's arrow and falls.
(d) The ship runs into the bull hippopotamus.

5. Why is Taita valuable to Lord Intef?
(a) Taita manages all his wealth.
(b) Taita has helped him win favor with Pharaoh.
(c) Taita knows all the dark secrets of Lord Intef's reign.
(d) Taita is one of his favorite lovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gives Taita the right to speak sharply to Tanus when he and Lostris board the Breath of Horus?

2. Where does the Shepherd King shoot his first arrow as the battle begins?

3. What are the ushabti that would be buried with Pharaoh when he died?

4. When Taita explains Pharaoh's horoscope to Lostris, why does it give her hope?

5. Why is Taita nervous about the pageant at the end of the festival?

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