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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During her feast to celebrate Taita, what gift does Lostris try to give him?
(a) Three new slave boys.
(b) New physician's tools.
(c) His own house apart from hers.
(d) His freedom.

2. What surgery must Taita perform on Rasfer after the pageant?
(a) Sewing up several sword wounds.
(b) Setting a broken arm.
(c) Draining the brain of blood.
(d) Removing splinters of an arrow.

3. When Taita returns to Lostris, why is she sick?
(a) The miscarriage of Pharaoh's child made her ill.
(b) She is sick with worry for Tanus.
(c) She has barely eaten anything.
(d) She has contracted malaria.

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

5. Why do Taita and Tanus kill six Shrikes on the road?
(a) They had verbally threatened the two men.
(b) They had killed a family of three.
(c) They had stolen a donkey.
(d) They had attacked the two men.

6. Of what crime does Pharaoh find Tanus guilty?
(a) Lying.
(b) Revolt.
(c) Thievery.
(d) Treason.

7. Once he is seated on the ark carrying his coffin, what unprecedented thing does Pharaoh do?
(a) Acknowledge the praise of the crowds.
(b) Beckon Taita, the slave, into the seat beside him.
(c) Help Lostris into the seat beside him.
(d) Spurn the praise of the crowds.

8. How does the cobra get into Taita's room to attack him?
(a) In a basket of pomegranates and mangoes.
(b) Rasfer brought it in secretly.
(c) Through a crack in the east wall.
(d) One of the slave boys brought it in.

9. After Taita witnesses the lovers' kiss, what does Lostris demand of him?
(a) That he convince her father to approve their marriage.
(b) That he convince Pharaoh to approve their marriage.
(c) That he never speak of that moment.
(d) That he help them elope.

10. Why does Shufti take so long to retaliate against Tanus and his band of men?
(a) He is waiting for Tanus's caravan to tire.
(b) He is waiting for orders from his captain.
(c) He is gathering over a thousand of his own soldiers.
(d) He is waiting for nightfall.

11. When Tanus disappeared, to whom did he hand over his squadron and Pharaoh's seal?
(a) Lord Intef.
(b) Kratas.
(c) Taita.
(d) Safaga.

12. What is ironic about the double crown of Egypt that Pharaoh wears?
(a) Lord Intef wears an identical crown.
(b) He does not deserve to wear the crown.
(c) The Lower Kingdom does not acknowledge his rule.
(d) The crown is merely a symbol of history, not of power.

13. Why did Lord Intef engineer the downfall of Lord Harrab, Tanus's father?
(a) Lord Harrab was corrupt in his land dealings with Lord Intef.
(b) Lord Harrab had cheated Lord Intef out of several thousand gold rings.
(c) Lord Intef was jealous of Lord Harrab's virtue, popularity, and wealth.
(d) Pharaoh had promised great riches to Lord Harrab.

14. Why is Taita able to persuade Pharaoh of Lostris's illness on their wedding night?
(a) Pharaoh is older and has had many wives already.
(b) Pharaoh does not like Lostris any more than she likes him.
(c) Pharaoh is weary and does not want to see anyone.
(d) Taita's reputation as a physician reinforces any story he gives of sickness.

15. Why did Tanus name his bow Lanata?
(a) It was his first girlfriend's name.
(b) It was Lostris's baby name.
(c) It was the Queen Mother's name.
(d) It was his mother's name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tanus name as one of the single worst afflictions to settle on Egypt?

2. Though Taita is an accomplished physician, what part of the human anatomy still confuses him (pg 88)?

3. What is the name of Taita's friend who gives him information and supplies prior to the battle with the Shrikes?

4. Why is Taita called the Elder Brother in the slave quarters?

5. How does Taita fake his own death in order to search for Tanus?

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