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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pharaoh treat Lostris?
(a) He treats her like a senior wife.
(b) He ignores her because she will not sleep with him.
(c) He favors her because of her charm and wit.
(d) He is condescending to her because she is much younger.

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

3. What deity is both Lostris's patron and symbolized by the hippopotamus?
(a) Horus god the wind.
(b) Horus god of the Nile.
(c) Hapi goddess of the Nile.
(d) Seth god of the underworld.

4. How does Taita conquer Shufti?
(a) Throws a brick at his head.
(b) Throws a spear at him.
(c) Bribes one of Shufti's men to capture him.
(d) Stabs him with his own sword.

5. How much loyalty does Tanus inspire in his men?
(a) Several men refuse promotions so they can remain in his regiment.
(b) About half of Tanus's regiment respects him.
(c) Only Kratas and Remrem respect him.
(d) Most of Tanus's soldiers are loyal to him.

6. What does Tanus name as one of the single worst afflictions to settle on Egypt?
(a) The lack of a male heir to the throne.
(b) The bands of slave traders.
(c) The black plague.
(d) Pharaoh's tax collectors.

7. When will Pharaoh marry Lostris?
(a) As soon as she can prepare her retinue and travel to the capital.
(b) Exactly one year after the engagement is announced.
(c) Exactly one month after the engagement is announced.
(d) In two days: the same day that the engagement is announced.

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

9. Once Taita finds Tanus, how does he sober him up?
(a) Dragging him out of the shack and dumping him in the river.
(b) Telling him stories of Lostris's new life to rouse him to action.
(c) Forcing him to drink water until he threw up.
(d) Giving him a special potion to aid sobriety.

10. How does Lostris treat the common people in the city?
(a) She takes advantage of them as her subjects.
(b) She does not even look at them when she rides through the streets.
(c) She treats them with respect but from a distance.
(d) She brings them food and visits with them.

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

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

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

14. Though Taita is an accomplished physician, what part of the human anatomy still confuses him (pg 88)?
(a) The heart.
(b) The brain.
(c) The lungs.
(d) The veins.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the cobra get into Taita's room to attack him?

2. In the pageant duel with Rasfer, why does Tanus not kill Rasfer?

3. How many wounded Shrikes does Taita care for after the battle?

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

5. Why does Taita keep separate from the crowds?

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