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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Tanus wait while Taita gathers supplies for their upcoming battle against the Shrikes?
(a) In his own house in Thebes.
(b) In the royal palace.
(c) In the village of Safaga.
(d) In the hunting lodge where Taita found him.

3. What does "Lostris" mean?
(a) Daughter of Kings.
(b) Daughter of the Morning.
(c) Girl of the Lilies.
(d) Daughter of the Waters.

4. Why did Tanus's father die an unhappy death?
(a) He was assassinated.
(b) His wife had died several years earlier.
(c) He was destitute and out of favor with Pharaoh.
(d) He had only one son and eight daughters.

5. In the early-morning sunlight, how does Pharaoh appear?
(a) Insignificant and slightly overweight.
(b) Majestic and composed.
(c) Unimportant and confused.
(d) Grand and imposing.

6. Who is the first Shrike willing to help Tanus in exchange for keeping his life?
(a) Basti.
(b) Khargi.
(c) Gebel-Umm-Bahari.
(d) Hui.

7. How does Tanus get back into shape after his weeks of drinking and laziness?
(a) Two weeks' worth of difficult training.
(b) Fighting the Shrikes on the road.
(c) Three weeks' worth of sword practice.
(d) A four-day march with his regiment.

8. Who is Kratas?
(a) Tanus's chief lieutenant and Taita's close friend.
(b) The leader of the band of slave traders.
(c) The high priest of the goddess Hapi.
(d) A common soldier and Taita's close friend.

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

10. Who is bitterly saddened by what Taita displays over the harem wall?
(a) Lostris.
(b) Taita himself.
(c) Lord Intef.
(d) Tanus.

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

12. Why did Taita help Tanus enter the army?
(a) No rich man would sponsor his education.
(b) Tanus had only wanted to join the army.
(c) Tanus did not want to continue his schooling.
(d) Taita could not afford to pay for his education.

13. Why does Taita implicitly trust Aton, the royal chamberlain?
(a) Aton is also a eunuch.
(b) Aton has a good reputation in the palace.
(c) Pharaoh has spoken well of him.
(d) Aton also mourns at Lostris's marriage to Pharaoh.

14. In order to thwart Pharaoh, what is Tanus's plan?
(a) To overthrow Pharaoh and become Pharaoh in his place.
(b) To elope with Lostris south to the land of Cush.
(c) To overthrow Lord Intef and raise a powerful army.
(d) To wean power gradually away from Pharaoh, who is weak.

15. What does Lostris ask from her father for a wedding gift?
(a) Taita.
(b) One hundred feddan of prime land.
(c) Five thousand gold rings.
(d) Tanus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Tanus and Lostris first sleep together?

2. When will Pharaoh marry Lostris?

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

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

5. What happens when Taita approaches Lord Intef to explain Lostris's love for Tanus?

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