Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER VIII

THE MAGIC IMAGE

That night Pharaoh and Tua rested in privacy with those members of the Court whom they had brought with them, but on the morrow began a round of festivals such as history scarcely told of in Egypt. Indeed, the feast with which it opened was more splendid than any Tua had seen at Thebes even at the time of her crowning, or on that day of blood and happiness when Amathel and his Nubian guards were slain and she and Rames declared their love. At this feast Pharaoh and the young Queen sat in chairs of gold, while the Prince Abi was placed on her right hand, and not on that of Pharaoh as he should have been as host and subject.

"I am too much honoured," said Tua, looking at him sideways. "Why do you not sit by Pharaoh, my uncle?"

"Who am I that I should take the seat of honour when my sovereigns come to visit me?" answered Abi, bowing his great head. "Let it be reserved for the high-priest of Osiris, that Holy One whom, after Ptah, we worship here above all other deities, for he is clothed with the majesty of the god of death."

"Of death," said Tua. "Is that why you put him by my father?"

"Indeed not," replied Abi, spreading out his hands, "though if a choice must be made, I would rather that he sat near one who is old and must soon be called the 'ever-living,' than at the side of the loveliest queen that Egypt has ever seen, to whom it is said that Amen himself has sworn a long life," and again he bowed.

1. What is Tua's uncle's name?
2. Would he sit beside the Pharaoh?
3. who did the Pharaoh and Tua spend the night in the company of?
4. in public?
5. where did the people come from?
6. what did they start the next day?
7. was the first feast small?
8. wahat was it bigger than?
9. spcifically?
10. or when else?
11. what were the seats made of that the couple sat on?
12. where was the prince sitting?
13. did she object?
14. how did she look at him?
15. Who else shoukld have the seat next to the Pharaoh
16. who did Abi say should have it?
17. wearing what?
18. why did ABi prefer the priest there?
19. how did he describe Tua?
20. who was the Pharaoh?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Abi
2. he should have
3. members of the Court
4. no
5. Thebes
6. a round of festivals
7. no
8. any Tua had seen at Thebes
9. even at the time of her crowning
10. on that day of blood and happiness when Amathel and his Nubian guards were slain and she and Rames declared their love
11. gold
12. on her right hand
13. yes
14. sideways
15. Prince Abi
16. the high-priest of Osiris
17. the majesty of the god of death
18. He would rather that he sat near one who is old
19. the loveliest queen that Egypt has ever seen
20. unknown

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Millions of girls grow up with the hope of becoming a famous singer. Some even win local talent competitions as children, but only a few such early successes and dreams turn into reality. Jessica Andrews is one of the few whose dreams have come true.

Andrews, first taste of success came at the age of 10. She won a talent competition in her home town of Huntingdon, Tennessee, singing I Will Always Love You, originally sung by Whitney Houston. Houston's version of the song appeared on The Bodyguard sound track, which happened to be the first album Andrews ever bought.

Within two years, talk of Andrews had spread to Nashville and caught the attention of producer Byron Gallimore, whose credits include work with Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Jo Dee Messina. With Gallimore signed on to produce, Andrews soon had a recording contract with Dream Works' Nashville label.

Andrews' professional career was launched with 1999's Heart Shaped World, recorded when she was 14 years old. The album included the country hit I Will Be There For You, which also appeared on The Prince Of Egypt . She followed up the release of the album by touring as a support act for such country superstars as Faith Hill and Trisha Yearwood.

With the release of 2001's, Who I Am, Andrews became a star in her own right. The album was certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies. Andrews returned in April 2003 with Now,an album that she promised would show a new side of the young artist. "This album has a very different feeling for me," she said. "It's a lot more personal and there's a confidence that wasn't quite there on the first two. I feel especially connected to this group of songs."

1. What do girls want to be?
2. Do they win anything?
3. Who is Jessica Andrews?
4. How long did it take for people in Nashville to notice her?
5. Who noticed her first?
6. Who else has he worked with?
7. Where is Andrews originally from?
8. Did she ever perform in her hometown?
9. In what?
10. how old was she?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. a famous singer
2. yes, talent competitions
3. a singer
4. Within two years
5. Byron Gallimore
6. Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Jo Dee Messina
7. Huntingdon, Tennessee,
8. yes
9. a talent competition
10. Ten

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Four years after Michael Jackson died, his oldest son is ready to tell a jury about the last days of his life.

Prince Jackson, now 16, was 12 when he followed an ambulance carrying his father to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on the afternoon of June 25, 2009.

On Monday, in the Jackson family's wrongful death lawsuit, Jackson lawyers informed AEG Live attorneys that Prince will be the next witness after a doctor who is an expert in medical conflicts of interest completes his testimony Tuesday.

That would likely put Prince on the stand Wednesday, a day after the fourth anniversary of his father's death.

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Prince, Paris and Blanket Jackson and their grandmother Katherine Jackson are suing AEG Live, accusing their father's last concert promoter of negligently hiring, retaining or supervising Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death.

Jackson lawyers argue that the promoter and producer of the "This Is It" shows pressured Murray to get Jackson to rehearsals but failed to get Jackson help despite numerous red flags that he was in trouble.

Murray told police he used the surgical anesthetic propofol nearly every night for two months to treat Jackson's insomnia. The coroner ruled that an overdose of propofol killed him.

AEG Live lawyers argue that Jackson chose and supervised Murray and that their executives had no way of knowing the doctor was using the dangerous treatment.

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A medical conflict of interest

1. What deceased person is an important part of this story?
2. When did he die?
3. What hospital was he taken to?
4. How was he transported there?
5. What family member went with him?
6. What is the name of this son?
7. How many years after the death is this story written?
8. What medical person was convicted of a crime concerning the death of Michael Jackson?
9. What specific crime was he convicted of?
10. What medication was involved in this crime?
11. What condition was this medication being used to treat?
12. Who is being sued?
13. Which of the children of Michael Jackson will testify?
14. How old is he at the time of the article?
15. How old was he at the time of the death?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Michael Jackson
2. June 25, 2009
3. to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
4. bu ambulance
5. his son
6. Prince Jackson
7. Four years
8. Dr. Conrad Murray
9. involuntary manslaughter
10. the anesthetic propofol
11. insomnia
12. the promoter and producer of the "This Is It" shows
13. Prince
14. 16
15. 12