Part 2: Chapters 3–4
scribe | a person whose job is to copy letters, books, or other written materials by hand.
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envy | a feeling of wanting what someone else has.
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assuage | to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate.
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undermine | to gradually, secretly, or imperceptibly weaken and destroy.
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subtle | difficult to detect or define; elusive or ambiguous.
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sympathizer | a person who shares the emotions of another person or group.
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- Why does Mosis feel most comfortable with Almah? What does he ask her in Chapter 3?
- Why did Almah refuse to become the wife of the pharaoh when he asked her?
- Why is Batya glad that Mosis's ka is troubled? What does she want him to do? Why?
- What information does Batya reveal to Mosis when he comes to see her in the Women's Palace? Why?
- How has Batya's life changed even more profoundly than Mosis's life?
- Why is Batya glad that Mosis does not have an answer to her question at the end of Chapter 3?
- Why isn't Mosis allowed tin the throne room at this time?
- What does Mosis decide to do? Why? What does Almah decide to do? Why?
Discussion In your opinion, should Mosis leave the palace with his mother, Batya, and join the Habiru? Or should he stay with Almah and the Pharaoh? |
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