1- Why do you think Samira's talk has a good effect on the liste]ner?
• Because Samira is so funny and so wonderful. You quickly forget you're nervous or worried when you are with her.
2- Dr Hafez put Leila in charge of the team. Do you think it was a wise decision? Give reasons.
• No, because this made Amalia very unfriendly to Leila. Amalia was also angry and jealous because she wanted to be in charge.
3- According to Leila, what problem do
• There are thieves who try to rob ancient tombs and take precious things out of the country.
4- "Beautiful, So interesting and so sad" What did Pablo mean by these words?
• The gold figure of the child Ramon had found was beautiful and interesting, but it reminded them of their ancestors who sacrificed children to please the gods.
5- What kind of relation was there between Amalia and Lander?
• Amalia and her father had known Lander for a long time. He had many contacts in
6- How did Lander manage to steal the royal mask?
• He got the keys from Pablo and got into the hut through the open window. He opened the safe and took it
7- Martin Lander visited the site twice. What did he take each time?
• The first time he took some artefacts, but the second time he took the gold mask.
8- The police came to the site twice. Why did they come each time?
• The first time was because Lander took some artefacts and locked Leila in the cave, but the second time was because the gold mask had been stolen.
9- The team found four gold things in and outside the tomb, but only one of them was stolen. Illustrate.
• Ramon found a gold figure of a child outside the tomb, but inside the tomb, Leila found the gold llama and the gold mask and Amelia found a gold rabbit. The gold mask was stolen.
10- Why did Amalia go to the police station? (Two reasons)
• To explain what she had done to the police in order to set Leila free. • To apologize to Leila and ask for forgiveness.
11- Leila proved to be forgiving متسامحة . Explain how?
• She forgave Amalia for everything bad she had done and did her best to save her after the accident.
12- How was Leila a girl of principles ?
She didn't take her degree at
13- How was Leila observant ?
She noticed that the pattern of rocks at the hillside near Acomayo was similar to that at the hill of the king near Quenco
14- Give an example of Leila's gratitude .العرفان بالجميل
She decided to go back to the village near Acomayo to thank the people of the village for helping to save Amalia's life .
15- How was Leila curious ? لديها حب إستطلاع
She went into the cave to know who was down there and to see what he was doing . She also logged onto the internet to find out for sure that Lander was lying when he said he was working for United Mining .
16- How was Leila sympathetic ? عطوفة
She felt sorry for Amalia after hearing what Lander had done to her father. She felt sad when she knew that the Incas killed children to please the gods .of a UNESCO exchange programme
17- Give an example to show Dr Hafez was resourceful. داهية - سريع البديهة
When he suspected Pablo he told him falsely that the police arrested Lander to make him tell the truth .
18- Explain Amalia's professional jealousy . غيرة مهنية
She was jealous of Leila because Dr Hafez made Leila his assistant and put her in charge of the team . So she was unfriendly to Leila
19-Prove that Lander was a swindler. نصاب
He persuaded Amalia's father to put up some money for a new silver mine which was not true and her father lost all his money. He tricked Leila into saying a lot about the excavation project. He carried false passports and had false names to be able to avoid being arrested .
20-How did Martin meet a deserved end ? نهاية يستحقها
His head hit the roof of the plane and he was arrested by the police after Leila ad hit the side of the plane using his truck
21-Martin was corrupt. Explain . فاسد
He offered Pablo a lot of money as a bribe رشوة to make it easy for him to steal the gold mask.
22-What was Pablo's Job ? duties واجباته
He worked for the Peruvian Ministry of Culture .He was on the committee that advised the UNESCO representative.
23-What was strange about the Incas ?
They had no writing, however they ruled a huge empire .
24-The Incas didn't value human life . Explain.
They killed women and servants and buried them with the dead king to take care of him in the next world . They also sacrificed children to please the gods .
25- What do you know about the
They are extremely high mountains in
26- What were the papers Leila brought about?
They were about the latest developments in archaeological research.
27- Why did the customs let Leila through with the laser machine?
- Because she explained that she was part of a UNESCO exchange program and showed them some papers.
28-Where did Leila take her degree? Why?
In
29. The Ancient Egyptian were more human than the Incas. Discuss.
The Incas sacrificed children to please the gods and killed women and servants to serve their kings in the next world the ancient Egyptians never did that.
30. What were the possible causes of the crack?
Dr. Hafez believed the man might have been killed while Leila believed falling rocks could have broken the skull.
31. How did Lander defend himself being a thief?
He said he was a collector who liked fine things.
32. Leila was helpful متعاونة , suspiciousشكاكة and braveشجاعة. Discuss.
A. Leila was helpful: After the car crash, Leila got Amalia out of the car and lay her down. Leila out a blanket بطانيةunderneath her and one on top of her. Then Leila made her a splint جبيرة . And went to get help.
B. Leila was suspicious: She suspected شكت Amalia when she saw her sitting with Lander at the same table at café de la plaza.
C. Leila was brave: She faced Martin in the tomb and told him he was a thief.
She chased طاردت Martin and managed to prevent him from escaping by crashing into Lander's plane with the truck.
33. To what extent was Leila lucky in the story? إلي أي مدي كانت ليلي محظوظة في القصة؟
She was lucky enough to discover the small gold llama and the gold mask.
She was lucky not to be attacked by Martin.
When she asked for help, she was lucky enough to meet the man and the two women who did wonders to save Amalia.
