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

2. How does the audience accept the bloody, gaudy pageant?
(a) With horror.
(b) With stunned silence.
(c) With wild enthusiasm.
(d) With holy terror.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Following the battle with the Hyksos, what did Tanus do that caused him great grief?

2. How much time is Tanus given to restore order to the Upper Kingdom?

3. Why does Lostris want to drink poison on her wedding night?

4. At the beginning of the long voyage south, what is Memnon's favorite toy?

5. While Lostris is pregnant, what is the one thing she asks for that she does not get?

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