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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nembet, the Great Lion of Egypt, become angry with Tanus?
(a) Tanus saves Pharaoh's ship because Nembet cannot.
(b) Tanus is allowed to present the city's greeting to Pharaoh.
(c) Tanus is revealed as next in line for the crown.
(d) Tanus has recently become popular with all of Thebes.

2. Where do Tanus and Lostris first sleep together?
(a) In the hunting cabin by the river.
(b) In an empty hillside tomb.
(c) In Taita's bedroom one afternoon when he is gone.
(d) In his tent by the battlefield.

3. What hunt do Taita and Lostris attend with Pharaoh before the windstorm strikes?
(a) Crocodile hunt.
(b) Leopard hunt.
(c) Gazelle hunt.
(d) Elephant hunt.

4. Contrary to Pharaoh's plans, why does Lostris set out to charm him?
(a) To win his favor for Tanus.
(b) To win his love and eventually marriage.
(c) To win freedom for Taita.
(d) To win favor for her father.

5. How are Taita's animals killed?
(a) With a jar of poisoned goat's milk.
(b) With a jar of poisoned honey.
(c) With arrows.
(d) By starvation.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Taita returns to Lostris, why is she sick?

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

3. Near the end of the wedding feast, what does Taita discover about Pharaoh's personality?

4. Who is Kratas?

5. Why do the Shrikes lose the battle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Taita's first descriptions of Lostris? How are his emotions different from what the reader might expect of a eunuch? How does it help explain his character?

2. Describe the murder of Tod onstage during the festival pageant. What does Taita reveal about humanity, as he perceives it, during this scene?

3. Why is Taita angered when he sees Lord Intef in Thebes? What does this reveal to the reader about Taita's character?

4. Explain Tanus's bow Lanata. How does this story about the weapon reveal Tanus's character?

5. What happens in the tombs during the three-day sandstorm? How does Taita reveal the deepest sadness that is in his heart? What does this say about his character?

6. Throughout this first section, what evidence does Taita give that he is a favored slave? What was the cost of this favor?

7. How does Taita describe the hippo hunt? How does he see the animal in relation to divinity? What is the effect of the hippo hunt on Taita?

8. What will be the crowning moment of Pharaoh's life? What is Taita's reaction to this moment and how does the reaction seem contrary to Egyptian thought?

9. What does Taita learn from his friend Tiamat about the Shrikes? How does this explain the destitution of Egypt and the weakness of Pharaoh?

10. What is the song that Tanus and his men sing during the thick of battle? What effect would this song have on the enemy?

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