The Mask of Gold (9)Questions and answers:
- 1-How did the accident happen ?
The car turned on its side and rolled over the edge and went down.
- 2-Why was there blood on Leila’s face ?
There was blood on her face because she had a cut as a result of the accident.
- 3-In what condition was the car ?
The car was upside down on a ledge.
- 4-What happened to Amalia ?
She had broken her leg.
- 5-What was Amalia’s case ?
She was in great pain, almost too much to bear.
- 6-Why couldn’t Leila use the mobile phone ?
She couldn’t use it because it was broken.
- 7-Who had Martin Lander worked with ?
He had worked with Amalia’s father.
- 8-How had Lander lied to Amalia’s father ?
He had lied to him by telling him about a new silver mine, but in fact, there was no mine.
- 9-Why had Amalia’s father lost his money ?
He had lost his money when Lander persuaded him to invest his money in a silver mine, but in fact, there was no such mine.
- 10-Why had Amalia talked to Lander in Quenco some days before ?
She talked to him because she was still angry about what he had done to her father.
- 11-How did Leila reach the road ?
She reached the road by climbing up the side of the ledge.
- 12-Why did Leila walk in the direction of Acomayo ?
She did so because she might come to a village along the way.
- 13-What was the language of the Incas ?
They spoke Quechua.
- 14-What did the man in the village bring from inside the house ?
He brought two long pieces of wood with a thick cloth between them.
- 15-Who went with Leila to the car to save Amalia ?
A man and two women went with her to save Amalia.
The man and two women from the village carried her.
- 17-Where was Amalia taken ?
She was taken to the house in the village.
- 18-What was Amalia given at the village house ?
She was given a hot drink and some leaves to chew.
- 19-How did Leila go to Acomayo ?
She went there by bus.
- 20-Who did she phone from Acomayo ?
She phoned Dr Hafez from Acomayo.
- 21-Why had Amalia to be carried to hospital by helicopter ?
She had to be carried by helicopter because an ambulance would take too much time and it was a matter of life or death.
- 22-What did Leila notice as she was looking up the hillside ?
She noticed a familiar pattern of rocks.
- 23-How was Amalia the next day ?
She was a little better the next day.
- 24-Who arrived in Cuzco ?
Dr Hafez and Ramon arrived there.
- 25-What did Pablo tell Dr Hafez about the keys of the safe ?
He said he was tired and excited the day they found the gold mask and left the keys in the hut by mistake.
- 26-Why was Pablo in need of money ?
He was in need of money because he was paid little money and he had a sick child who needed expensive medicines.
- 27-What did Lander offer Pablo for the gold mask ?
He offered him a lot of money for the gold mask.
- 28-When and where would Pablo meet Lander ?
He would meet him that night at 8 o’clock in Cuzco.
- 29-What did Leila suggest to catch Lander ?
She suggested following Pablo to catch Lander.
- 30-Why had Leila got to catch Lander ?
She had got to catch him because she promised Amalia to do so.
الثلاثاء أبريل 29, 2008 9:01 pm