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25-05-2008, 02:19 PM
Characters
Dr. Hafez
• He was a walk-known Egyptian archaeologist. He was an old friend do Leila’s family. Leila followed in his footsteps.
• He and Leila discovered a tomb in the Valley of the Nobles In Egypt. He was interested in using new technology in his work. He worked in Peru in a UNESCO exchange programme. He was a wise man. He was foresighted. He was active. He was fair.
** A famous Archaeologist:-
Dr. Hafez was a well-known archaeologist in Cairo University. He had great achievements in his field. He excavated the tomb of Sennofer in the valley of the Nobles in Luxor. He was sent to Peru to be in charge of an archaeological project which was part of a UNESCO exchange programme.
** Leila Inspirer :
Dr Hafez was Leila’s godfather. He was her family’s friend and he got her interested in Archaeology as he used to tell them about the works he was doing. It was exciting for her to see the pictures of things he had found. So, she decided to follow on his footsteps. She worked with him in Egypt in the Valley I\of nobles. He sent for her to be responsible for one of the two teams in Peru.
** An Excellent Leader :
Dr Hafez organized his work in Peru and formed two teams under his supervision. Leila was in charge of one of them. He was capable of getting the right idea of everyone around him. When Leila told him that she saw Amalia sitting with Martin Lander, he was sure she was honest and she would not tell him anything about their work. What he believed proved to be right later on. He believed Leila when she said she hadn’t stolen the little gold rabbit and concluded someone who did not like her had put it in her work clothes to blame her for the theft of the gold mask. This was really happened by Amalia.
** Aware of Human Nature:
Dr Hafez was suspicious of Pablo. He couldn’t believe what Pablo had said. To test him, he falsely told him that the police had caught Martin Lander. The trick made Pablo confess the wrong he had done.
** Quotations Said by Dr Hafez:
1- You aren’t going to show me two strangers sitting at a café, aren’t you?
2- I want her to lead the team excavations the new site?
3- He told me how hard life was how little money he was paid. He told me he had a sick child and that he needed to pay for expensive medicines”.
4- I’m so glad you are here. And I told him what had happened.
5- It couldn’t be Amalia. She wouldn’t do something like that.
6- I’m afraid that the police with to take everyone’s finger prints.
7- Someone opened the sale with a key and the thief probably got into the hat through the window.
8- It wouldn’t be Amalia. She wouldn’t do my thing like that.
9- He might have been killed.
10- It is the latest dating cloth this machine gives out.
11- You will get along better when you start working with her.
12- This gold Leila makes it more likely that it’s a royal tomb, but it doesn’t prove that it is?
13- She is a good archaeologist she knows a lot a bout these tombs.
14- I need to have my computer fixed as quickly as possible.
15- Nice to meat you, Mr Mander’ you look pale. Are you all right.
16- No, I’m having problems with my computer.
Questions about Dr. Hafez’s Character
1- Why was Dr Hafez famous?
He was a well known archaeologist in Cairo University. He excavated the tomb of Sennofer in the valley of Nobles in Luxor. He was in charge of an archaeological project in Peru. It was a part of a UNESCO exchange programme.
2- Show that Dr Hafez was capable of giving the right judgement of those around him.
Concerning Leila:
He knew she was capable of being in charge of a team of archaeologists.
He was sure she was a clever archaeologist and asked her to work with him in Peru. She made great achievements which were crowned with the discovery of the gold mask and the discovery of an Inca site. When she said she had not stolen the gold rabbit, he believed her.
Concerning Amalia:
Though all that happened made Leila suspect Amalia, he was sure Amalia would never do wrong. What he said proved to be correct.
Concerning Pablo:
He didn’t believe what Pablo said about the gold mask. He said falsely that Martin Lander was arrested. So Pablo confessed what really happened.
Concerning Martin Lander:
He was sure Martin Lander was a swindler and asked Leila no to tell him or any other body anything about their work.
3- He did Dr Hafez organize his work?
He divided the people working with him into two teams Leila was in charge of one of them.
4- Show that Dr Hafez had sense of humour?
When Leila wanted to show him her discoverty of an Inca site, he jokingly said she was not going to show him two strangers sitting at a café
2- Leila El- Assaby
• She was an Egyptian archeologist. She was influenced by Dr Hafez and tried to follow in his footsteps.
• She did degree in Rome, at the Italian Institute of Archaeology. She was chosen by Dr Hafez to work with him in Peru. She was chosen by Dr Hafez to be in charge of a team. She was right when she said that Amalia was unfriendly to her. She was suspicious of bad people. She was brave. She was interested in her hard work. She liked adventures. She was grateful to helpful people. She was helpful. She was ambitious. She was a good observer. She was a successful archaeologist.
** Leila El Assaby :
Leila is indeed the horoine of the story. She has played the most important part in the discovery of the gold mask, in catching Martin Lander, the thief and in discovering a new Inca site.
** Leila’s Education:
Leila got interested in archaeology because when she was young, she used to love listening to Dr Hafez who spoke about his excavations and showed them pictures of things he had found. She did her degree in Rome at the Italian Institute of Archaeology. She didn’t study in Cairo university for fear that people might think Dr Hafez, the friend of her family, was giving her special treatment.
** Leila’s achievements before going to Peru:
Leila was a research assistant at the University of Cairo. Before going to Peru, she worked with Dr Hafez in Luxor in the valley of the Nobles. They excavated the tomb of Sennofer. It was her first dig. The tomb had wonderful of birds and animals on the walls. The colours were as bright as if they had been painted yesterday.
** Laila’s work in Peru:
Leila’s work was part of a UNESCO exchange programme. Two Egyptians Dr Hafez and Leila were digging up ancient Inca tombs. Their site was on top of a rocky hill called the “hill of the king” in the Inca language. It was near Quenco. She was the assistant of Dr Hafez who was responsible for the project. She was in charge of a team of three native archaeologists.
** Leila’s Achievements in Peru:
The first thing Leila found was a gold figure of a llama with a square head and a thick tail. It meant that the tomb was of somebody important but not necessarily a king. Later on, she discovered a mask of gold. It shone with a lovely golden colour. It was a king’s mask. It was like the face of the sun. this meant it was a royal tomb. When Dr Hafez and Leila went to the village on the road to Acomayo, she showed him the pattern of stone blocks at the Chimu king’s tomb at the mountain side. Dr Hafez sent a team to that place. They believed it was really an inca site. Through her cleverness, she was able to catch the thief Martin Lander who had stolen the gold mask and some valuable artifacts. When he got into the plane aiming at escaping, she drove the truck at the plane and his its side and knocked it. He knocked out and was caught by the police later on.
** Leila’s Love of Adventure:
As Leila was motivated by the spirit of adventure, she chose the career of archaeologist. This job required her to be away from home, to work under the scorching sun of the desert or uninhabited areas. Tombs of the dead have their awe. People are usually reluctant to get into them, let alone a young girl who leaves her homeland and travels for thousands of miles and gets into them. Leila set off on the biggest adventure of her life as she herself said. She went to Peru a far-off place to get into tombs and try to find valuable Inca treasures.
It was the spirit of adventure that drove her to go back to the tomb and descend to face Martin Lander boldly who imprisoned her with the dead. She also agreed to go with Amalia to catch Lander.
It was the spirit of adventure that made her think of the plane to get into the truck and hit Lander’s plane.
** Leila’s Bravery:
Though bravery is closely related to adventure, it has shown itself on its own with Leila. She agreed to travel on her own thousands of miles away from home. When she was in the tomb facing Martin Lander, she knew he was ready to fight. However, she never hesited to call a spade a spade and confronted him with the fact that he was a thief. She was not frightened and repeated the accusation. She was brave enough to agree to accompany Amalia to catch Lander with no protection at all if anything popped up. She also was brave when she went on her own in a place she didn’t know to try to find help for Amalia when her car crashed in the mountains. The bravest deed was when she acted to catch Lander. She jumped into the truck and drove as hard as she could at the plane and prevented him from running away.
** A Girl of Principles:
Leila was a girl of principles. She studied archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology in Italy in order not to study with Dr Hafez who was a friend of her family. People might think he was giving her special treatment. When she met Martin Lander and talked to him about Dr Hafez’s work, decided not to talk too much to him feeling that he was keen on getting information from her. She refused to tell him exactly where their site of excavation was. One of their good principles was her honesty. She was honest to her work and to her friends. She believed that all that was found in the tombs belonged to Peruvian people and had to be kept in museums for the people to see. She was honest to Dr Hafez when she obediently carried out his orders to supervise the team although she was reluctant to do so. She was honest to Amalia when she refused to act upon Amalia’s advice and went to find somebody to help Amalia.
** Quotations Said by Leila :
1- They were really tough, those Incas.
2- Researchers there have found new wags of discovering how old this made of wood or cloth are. We’re hoping to use it in our excavations in Peru.
3- Well, yell and no. not many people know about it, so, yes it is sort of secret.
4- “Dr. Hafez is looking for a king’s tomb.
5- “I saw the man looking through the pocket in the seat in front of me”
6- Yes, they asked me about it in customs’
7- So there were some differences between what the Incas did what the Ancient Egyptian did.
8- Of course I’m happy to be working with Dr Hafez. I’ve worked with him before. But don’t get the wrong idea I’m here because I’m on experience would be useful in this excavation.
9- “I did some work on the Incas when I was studying at the Italian Institute of archaeology.”
10- I know you are right. May be it’s because I’m your assistant or may be it is because she is in my team. There was no one in charge until I arrived.
11- Aren’t we going to explore the tomb?
12- But the skull could have been broken by some falling rocks, couldn’t it?
13- “One of the archaeologist here obviously doesn’t like me”
14- she isn’t very friend towards me.
15- Do you think it mightn’t be a royal tomb.
16- You can’t. it is wrong you are stealing. This is an import excavation, important for Peru and for the world.
17- I remembered what I had said to Lander on the plane. I had been careless perhaps I was responsible for him finding the clue it before.
18- I’d like to go back to the village on the road to Acomayo I’d like to thank the village people who saved Amalia.
19- I’ll miss you too, I’m not very good at keeping in touch.
Questions about Leila’s Character
1- Why did Leila decide to study archaeology?
She got interested in archaeology because she used to love listening to Dr Hafez who spoke about his excavations when she was young.
2- Where did she get her degree? Why did she learn there?
She got her degree at the Italian Institute of Archaeology in Rome. She didn’t study in Cairo University because she didn’t want people think Dr Hafez, the friend of her family, gave her special treatment.
3- What were Leila’s achievements in Egypt?
• She was a research assistant at the University of Cairo.
• She and Dr Hafez excavated the tomb of Sennofer in the valley of the Nobles in Luxor.
4- What was Leila’s work in Peru?
She was part of a UNESCO exchange programme archaeologists. She was also the assistant of Dr Hafez who was responsible for the project.
5- Where was the site she worked in?
The site was on top of a rocky hill called the “hill of the king” in the Inca language. It was near Quenco.
6- What were Leila’s achievements in archaeology in Peru?
• She found a gold figure of a llama with a square head and a thick tail.
• She discovered a mask of gold which was like the face of the sun.
• She discovered and Inca site on the road to Acomoyo.
7- Show that Leila was found of adventure.
• Leila set off in the biggest adventure of her life when she went to Peru to find valuable Inca treasures.
• It was the spirit of adventure that made her face Martin Lander in the tomb. He was able to imprison her with the dead.
• It was a great adventure to face Martin Lander and get into his truck to hit his plane.
8- Show that Leila was brave.
• She was brave enough to travel to far-off places to be a part of a UNESCO programme.
• She was brave enough to face Martin Lander in the tomb and tell him he was a thief.
• She bravely went to find help for Amalia.
• She bravely faced Martin who was arrested by the police.
9- Show that Leila was a girl of principles.
• She studied in Italy in order not to study with Dr Hafez who was a friend of her family. People might think she was given special treatment.
• Her principles made her refuse to carry out Amalia’s advice to leave her and to try to save herself. She went alone asking for help.
• She went to Acomayo and brought a doctor to treat Amalia.
• She insisted on trying to catch Martin Lander to fulfel her promise to Amalia.
3- Amalia Guzman
• Amalia Guzman was a local Peruvian archaeologist. She was unfriendly to Leila. She was angry because Dr Hafez put Leila in charge of the excavating team in which she was.
• She was jealous when Leila discovered the gold mask because Leila’s name would be famous. To have revenge on Leila she got Leila in trouble and made the police arrest Leila. She was sorry for Leila and apologized. She confessed to Leila and the police. She told Leila that Martin Lander made her father lose all his money. She told Leila that Martin Lander was in Acomayo after he had stolen the gold mask. Amalia was injured when she and Leila were driving to Acomayo to arrest Martin Lander. Leila saved Amalia’s life.
*** Amalia Guzman :
Amalia was Peruvian archaeologist who worked in the UNESCO project in Peru headed by Dr Hafez. She was nearly the same age as Leila and worked in the team which was in Leila’s charge.
*** Professional Jealousy :
Amalia wanted to be charge of the excavating team. When Dr Hafez put Leila in charge and asked her to be his assistant. Amalia was jealous and was unfriendly to Leila. She told her to her face that she came to Peru only because Dr Hafez was a friend of her family. Leila asserted that she came because of her experience.
*** Plunging in the Pool of Evil :
Amalia was angry when Dr Hafez put Leila in charge. When Leila discovered the gold mask, Amalia couldn’t stand it any more. Leila would get all the credit and her name would be in all the papers and on TV. As she had found a gold rabbit and kept it a secret, she put it among Leila’s work clothes to get her into trouble.
*** Asking for forgiveness :
Amalia didn’t think they would put Leila in prison. She asked Leila to forgive her. When she explained everything to the police, Leila was set free. This proves that Amalia was kind-hearted.
*** Taking Revenge
Amalia wanted to take revenge on Martin Lander who ruined her father. She decided to go with Leila to Acomaya to catch him. She was seriously injured and could not take her revenge. Leila promised her she would do every thing to catch him and she fulfilled her promise.
Quotations said by Amalia:
1- You must save yourself. Leave me here .
2- I’m sorry for what has happened you must forgive me.
3- Oh, Yes, I suppose that “why you are here in Peru”.
4- I’ve got the land lever here, let me help you?
5- “Martin Lander”
What a coincidence the world is a small place.
Questions about Amalia’s Character
1- What was Amalia’s work?
Amalia was a Peruvian archaeologist who worked in the UNESCO project headed by Dr Hafez who believed she was clever in her work.
2- Why was Amalia unfriendly to Leila?
She was unfriendly to Leila because she was jealous as Leila was in charge of her team and was Dr Hafez’s assistant.
3- What was the result of Amalia’s jealousy?
She planned to annoy Leila. When she found the gold rabbit, she kept the matter a secret and put it among Leila’s work clothes. As a result, Leila was imprisoned.
4- Show that Amalia was kind-hearted?
Amalia could not tolerate finding Leila put in prison. She explained everything to the police and asked Leila to forgive her.
5- Why was Amalia against Martin Lander?
Amalia’s father lost all his money because of Martin. He persuaded her father to put up some money for a new silver mine that Martin said he found. In fact, there was mine.
4- Martin Lander
• Martin Lander was a criminal. He was a liar. He told Leila he was working for United Mining although the company had ended its operations there. He was a thief. He stole the gold mask. He stole a lot of artifacts. He broke into the Inca tomb and threatened Leila.
• He got involved in crimes with other criminals. He deceived Amalia’s father. He was followed by Leila, Dr Hafez and Ramon. Leila managed to prevent him from escaping by a single-engine plane. The police arrested him.
*** Martin Lander :
he was a man in his mid-thirties with fair hair and sun-tanned face. He had an American passport but he was born in south Africa. He had been a mining engineer but he gave it up and got involved with people who were taking Inca treasures out of Peru.
*** A Swindler:
Martin Lander was a swindler. He persuaded Amalia’s father to put up some money for a new silver mine that Martin said he had found. There was no mime and her father lost all his money. He got involved with people who broke into tombs and dug up old Inca sites to find gold and silver things and to take them out of the country. He bribed Pablo and got the gold mask to sell it out of Peru. He also stole some artifacts from the tomb Dr Hafez was excavating. He was really as Leila described him a thief who stole things that other people had found. Wealth had blinded him led him astray.
*** An Aggressive Person:
When he found that Leila saw him inside the tomb, he did not hesitate to shut her up not caring at all what might happen to her physically or psychologically. When he saw that they were about to catch him, he searched for his gun as he was ready to fight and kill anyone that would stand in his way. He jumped into his plane and was about to escape. Had it not been for Leila’s quick thinking and acting, he would have left safely.
*** Evil is Punished in the End :
The police caught him and of course he got the punishment he deserved for all the crimes he had committed. He was greedy for money but in the end he got nothing but punishment.
Quotations Said by Martin Lander:
1- Are you going to Peru for a holiday?
2- I’m based in the United Stated, but I spend a few months in Peru.
3- You said you were going to Peru on business can I ask what kind of business?
4- What made you take up archaeology.
5- You are party right. I was a mining engineer, but I became more interested in other thing.
6- You have disturbed my work but no matter I must go now.
Questions about Martin’s Character
1- What was Martin Lander’s work?
At first, he had been a mining engineer but he gave it up and got involved with people who were taking Inca treasures out of Peru.
2- What were Martin Lander’s crimes?
a) He persuaded Amalia’s father to put up some money for a new silver mine but there was no mine and Amalia’s father lost his money.
b) He stole some artifacts from the tomb and imprisoned Leila inside the tomb the whole night.
c) He bribed Pablo and got the gold mask to sell it out of Peru.
d) When he found he was about to be caught, he searched for his gun and he was ready to kill anyone that would stand in his way.
3- What was Martin Lander’s end?
The police caught him and he waited to get the punishment he deserved.
5- Ramon
• Ramon was one of the men working on the site. He was a small dark man with a face burned by the sun. He discovered a gold figure of a child. Ramon was active. Ramon was the first person to go into the tomb of the Inca king. Ramon was helpful. He helped to translate for Leila and Dr Hafez when they went to thank the people of the village. He accompanied Dr Hafez and Leila to arrest Martin Lander in Acomayo.
• He risked his life to arrest Martin Lander when he tried to jump onto to wing of the plane.
6- Pablo Alvarez
• He worked for the Peruvian Ministry of Culture. He was an advisor to the UNESCO representative. He made notes of everything they found belonged to the Peruvian people. He told Leila much about the Inca empire and civilization. Pablo was delighted when Leila discovered the gold mask.
• He decided to put it in the safe. Dr Hafez suspected him. He told Dr Hafez that he had worked with Lander. He told Dr Hafez that he had met Lander in Quenco. Lander had offered Pablo a lot of money for the gold mask. Pablo left the key of the safe in the hut for Lander to open the safe. Pablo told Dr Hafez how hard his life was because he had a sick child and needed money. He participated in a trap to arrest Lander.
7- The Woman Doctor
• She could speak English. She was helpful. She was clever when she discovered that Amalia’s case was serious. She ordered a helicopter to carry Amalia to hospital to save her life because it was a matter of life and death. She saved Amalia’s life.
8- Samira El- Assaby
• She was Leila’s sister. She was a reporter in a Cairo newspaper. She was very interested in Leila’s work. She was ambitious and looking forward to writing articles on the treasures her sister Leila would discover. She was kind.
• She was knowledgeable as she knew the methods of archaeological dating. Leila used to write interesting e-mails to her from the site. She was off and received her sister.
9- The People Of The Village
• They were a man and two women. They were very helpful. They were strong enough to carry Amalia to their house in the village. They helped Amalia to relieve her pain by giving her some hot drink and some leaves to chew. The man helped Leila to stop a bus to take her to Acomayo to bring a doctor for Amalia to save her life. Leila, Dr Hafez and Ramon went to the village to thank those people Quechua, the language of the Incas and not Spanish.
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Dr. Hafez
• He was a walk-known Egyptian archaeologist. He was an old friend do Leila’s family. Leila followed in his footsteps.
• He and Leila discovered a tomb in the Valley of the Nobles In Egypt. He was interested in using new technology in his work. He worked in Peru in a UNESCO exchange programme. He was a wise man. He was foresighted. He was active. He was fair.
** A famous Archaeologist:-
Dr. Hafez was a well-known archaeologist in Cairo University. He had great achievements in his field. He excavated the tomb of Sennofer in the valley of the Nobles in Luxor. He was sent to Peru to be in charge of an archaeological project which was part of a UNESCO exchange programme.
** Leila Inspirer :
Dr Hafez was Leila’s godfather. He was her family’s friend and he got her interested in Archaeology as he used to tell them about the works he was doing. It was exciting for her to see the pictures of things he had found. So, she decided to follow on his footsteps. She worked with him in Egypt in the Valley I\of nobles. He sent for her to be responsible for one of the two teams in Peru.
** An Excellent Leader :
Dr Hafez organized his work in Peru and formed two teams under his supervision. Leila was in charge of one of them. He was capable of getting the right idea of everyone around him. When Leila told him that she saw Amalia sitting with Martin Lander, he was sure she was honest and she would not tell him anything about their work. What he believed proved to be right later on. He believed Leila when she said she hadn’t stolen the little gold rabbit and concluded someone who did not like her had put it in her work clothes to blame her for the theft of the gold mask. This was really happened by Amalia.
** Aware of Human Nature:
Dr Hafez was suspicious of Pablo. He couldn’t believe what Pablo had said. To test him, he falsely told him that the police had caught Martin Lander. The trick made Pablo confess the wrong he had done.
** Quotations Said by Dr Hafez:
1- You aren’t going to show me two strangers sitting at a café, aren’t you?
2- I want her to lead the team excavations the new site?
3- He told me how hard life was how little money he was paid. He told me he had a sick child and that he needed to pay for expensive medicines”.
4- I’m so glad you are here. And I told him what had happened.
5- It couldn’t be Amalia. She wouldn’t do something like that.
6- I’m afraid that the police with to take everyone’s finger prints.
7- Someone opened the sale with a key and the thief probably got into the hat through the window.
8- It wouldn’t be Amalia. She wouldn’t do my thing like that.
9- He might have been killed.
10- It is the latest dating cloth this machine gives out.
11- You will get along better when you start working with her.
12- This gold Leila makes it more likely that it’s a royal tomb, but it doesn’t prove that it is?
13- She is a good archaeologist she knows a lot a bout these tombs.
14- I need to have my computer fixed as quickly as possible.
15- Nice to meat you, Mr Mander’ you look pale. Are you all right.
16- No, I’m having problems with my computer.
Questions about Dr. Hafez’s Character
1- Why was Dr Hafez famous?
He was a well known archaeologist in Cairo University. He excavated the tomb of Sennofer in the valley of Nobles in Luxor. He was in charge of an archaeological project in Peru. It was a part of a UNESCO exchange programme.
2- Show that Dr Hafez was capable of giving the right judgement of those around him.
Concerning Leila:
He knew she was capable of being in charge of a team of archaeologists.
He was sure she was a clever archaeologist and asked her to work with him in Peru. She made great achievements which were crowned with the discovery of the gold mask and the discovery of an Inca site. When she said she had not stolen the gold rabbit, he believed her.
Concerning Amalia:
Though all that happened made Leila suspect Amalia, he was sure Amalia would never do wrong. What he said proved to be correct.
Concerning Pablo:
He didn’t believe what Pablo said about the gold mask. He said falsely that Martin Lander was arrested. So Pablo confessed what really happened.
Concerning Martin Lander:
He was sure Martin Lander was a swindler and asked Leila no to tell him or any other body anything about their work.
3- He did Dr Hafez organize his work?
He divided the people working with him into two teams Leila was in charge of one of them.
4- Show that Dr Hafez had sense of humour?
When Leila wanted to show him her discoverty of an Inca site, he jokingly said she was not going to show him two strangers sitting at a café
2- Leila El- Assaby
• She was an Egyptian archeologist. She was influenced by Dr Hafez and tried to follow in his footsteps.
• She did degree in Rome, at the Italian Institute of Archaeology. She was chosen by Dr Hafez to work with him in Peru. She was chosen by Dr Hafez to be in charge of a team. She was right when she said that Amalia was unfriendly to her. She was suspicious of bad people. She was brave. She was interested in her hard work. She liked adventures. She was grateful to helpful people. She was helpful. She was ambitious. She was a good observer. She was a successful archaeologist.
** Leila El Assaby :
Leila is indeed the horoine of the story. She has played the most important part in the discovery of the gold mask, in catching Martin Lander, the thief and in discovering a new Inca site.
** Leila’s Education:
Leila got interested in archaeology because when she was young, she used to love listening to Dr Hafez who spoke about his excavations and showed them pictures of things he had found. She did her degree in Rome at the Italian Institute of Archaeology. She didn’t study in Cairo university for fear that people might think Dr Hafez, the friend of her family, was giving her special treatment.
** Leila’s achievements before going to Peru:
Leila was a research assistant at the University of Cairo. Before going to Peru, she worked with Dr Hafez in Luxor in the valley of the Nobles. They excavated the tomb of Sennofer. It was her first dig. The tomb had wonderful of birds and animals on the walls. The colours were as bright as if they had been painted yesterday.
** Laila’s work in Peru:
Leila’s work was part of a UNESCO exchange programme. Two Egyptians Dr Hafez and Leila were digging up ancient Inca tombs. Their site was on top of a rocky hill called the “hill of the king” in the Inca language. It was near Quenco. She was the assistant of Dr Hafez who was responsible for the project. She was in charge of a team of three native archaeologists.
** Leila’s Achievements in Peru:
The first thing Leila found was a gold figure of a llama with a square head and a thick tail. It meant that the tomb was of somebody important but not necessarily a king. Later on, she discovered a mask of gold. It shone with a lovely golden colour. It was a king’s mask. It was like the face of the sun. this meant it was a royal tomb. When Dr Hafez and Leila went to the village on the road to Acomayo, she showed him the pattern of stone blocks at the Chimu king’s tomb at the mountain side. Dr Hafez sent a team to that place. They believed it was really an inca site. Through her cleverness, she was able to catch the thief Martin Lander who had stolen the gold mask and some valuable artifacts. When he got into the plane aiming at escaping, she drove the truck at the plane and his its side and knocked it. He knocked out and was caught by the police later on.
** Leila’s Love of Adventure:
As Leila was motivated by the spirit of adventure, she chose the career of archaeologist. This job required her to be away from home, to work under the scorching sun of the desert or uninhabited areas. Tombs of the dead have their awe. People are usually reluctant to get into them, let alone a young girl who leaves her homeland and travels for thousands of miles and gets into them. Leila set off on the biggest adventure of her life as she herself said. She went to Peru a far-off place to get into tombs and try to find valuable Inca treasures.
It was the spirit of adventure that drove her to go back to the tomb and descend to face Martin Lander boldly who imprisoned her with the dead. She also agreed to go with Amalia to catch Lander.
It was the spirit of adventure that made her think of the plane to get into the truck and hit Lander’s plane.
** Leila’s Bravery:
Though bravery is closely related to adventure, it has shown itself on its own with Leila. She agreed to travel on her own thousands of miles away from home. When she was in the tomb facing Martin Lander, she knew he was ready to fight. However, she never hesited to call a spade a spade and confronted him with the fact that he was a thief. She was not frightened and repeated the accusation. She was brave enough to agree to accompany Amalia to catch Lander with no protection at all if anything popped up. She also was brave when she went on her own in a place she didn’t know to try to find help for Amalia when her car crashed in the mountains. The bravest deed was when she acted to catch Lander. She jumped into the truck and drove as hard as she could at the plane and prevented him from running away.
** A Girl of Principles:
Leila was a girl of principles. She studied archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology in Italy in order not to study with Dr Hafez who was a friend of her family. People might think he was giving her special treatment. When she met Martin Lander and talked to him about Dr Hafez’s work, decided not to talk too much to him feeling that he was keen on getting information from her. She refused to tell him exactly where their site of excavation was. One of their good principles was her honesty. She was honest to her work and to her friends. She believed that all that was found in the tombs belonged to Peruvian people and had to be kept in museums for the people to see. She was honest to Dr Hafez when she obediently carried out his orders to supervise the team although she was reluctant to do so. She was honest to Amalia when she refused to act upon Amalia’s advice and went to find somebody to help Amalia.
** Quotations Said by Leila :
1- They were really tough, those Incas.
2- Researchers there have found new wags of discovering how old this made of wood or cloth are. We’re hoping to use it in our excavations in Peru.
3- Well, yell and no. not many people know about it, so, yes it is sort of secret.
4- “Dr. Hafez is looking for a king’s tomb.
5- “I saw the man looking through the pocket in the seat in front of me”
6- Yes, they asked me about it in customs’
7- So there were some differences between what the Incas did what the Ancient Egyptian did.
8- Of course I’m happy to be working with Dr Hafez. I’ve worked with him before. But don’t get the wrong idea I’m here because I’m on experience would be useful in this excavation.
9- “I did some work on the Incas when I was studying at the Italian Institute of archaeology.”
10- I know you are right. May be it’s because I’m your assistant or may be it is because she is in my team. There was no one in charge until I arrived.
11- Aren’t we going to explore the tomb?
12- But the skull could have been broken by some falling rocks, couldn’t it?
13- “One of the archaeologist here obviously doesn’t like me”
14- she isn’t very friend towards me.
15- Do you think it mightn’t be a royal tomb.
16- You can’t. it is wrong you are stealing. This is an import excavation, important for Peru and for the world.
17- I remembered what I had said to Lander on the plane. I had been careless perhaps I was responsible for him finding the clue it before.
18- I’d like to go back to the village on the road to Acomayo I’d like to thank the village people who saved Amalia.
19- I’ll miss you too, I’m not very good at keeping in touch.
Questions about Leila’s Character
1- Why did Leila decide to study archaeology?
She got interested in archaeology because she used to love listening to Dr Hafez who spoke about his excavations when she was young.
2- Where did she get her degree? Why did she learn there?
She got her degree at the Italian Institute of Archaeology in Rome. She didn’t study in Cairo University because she didn’t want people think Dr Hafez, the friend of her family, gave her special treatment.
3- What were Leila’s achievements in Egypt?
• She was a research assistant at the University of Cairo.
• She and Dr Hafez excavated the tomb of Sennofer in the valley of the Nobles in Luxor.
4- What was Leila’s work in Peru?
She was part of a UNESCO exchange programme archaeologists. She was also the assistant of Dr Hafez who was responsible for the project.
5- Where was the site she worked in?
The site was on top of a rocky hill called the “hill of the king” in the Inca language. It was near Quenco.
6- What were Leila’s achievements in archaeology in Peru?
• She found a gold figure of a llama with a square head and a thick tail.
• She discovered a mask of gold which was like the face of the sun.
• She discovered and Inca site on the road to Acomoyo.
7- Show that Leila was found of adventure.
• Leila set off in the biggest adventure of her life when she went to Peru to find valuable Inca treasures.
• It was the spirit of adventure that made her face Martin Lander in the tomb. He was able to imprison her with the dead.
• It was a great adventure to face Martin Lander and get into his truck to hit his plane.
8- Show that Leila was brave.
• She was brave enough to travel to far-off places to be a part of a UNESCO programme.
• She was brave enough to face Martin Lander in the tomb and tell him he was a thief.
• She bravely went to find help for Amalia.
• She bravely faced Martin who was arrested by the police.
9- Show that Leila was a girl of principles.
• She studied in Italy in order not to study with Dr Hafez who was a friend of her family. People might think she was given special treatment.
• Her principles made her refuse to carry out Amalia’s advice to leave her and to try to save herself. She went alone asking for help.
• She went to Acomayo and brought a doctor to treat Amalia.
• She insisted on trying to catch Martin Lander to fulfel her promise to Amalia.
3- Amalia Guzman
• Amalia Guzman was a local Peruvian archaeologist. She was unfriendly to Leila. She was angry because Dr Hafez put Leila in charge of the excavating team in which she was.
• She was jealous when Leila discovered the gold mask because Leila’s name would be famous. To have revenge on Leila she got Leila in trouble and made the police arrest Leila. She was sorry for Leila and apologized. She confessed to Leila and the police. She told Leila that Martin Lander made her father lose all his money. She told Leila that Martin Lander was in Acomayo after he had stolen the gold mask. Amalia was injured when she and Leila were driving to Acomayo to arrest Martin Lander. Leila saved Amalia’s life.
*** Amalia Guzman :
Amalia was Peruvian archaeologist who worked in the UNESCO project in Peru headed by Dr Hafez. She was nearly the same age as Leila and worked in the team which was in Leila’s charge.
*** Professional Jealousy :
Amalia wanted to be charge of the excavating team. When Dr Hafez put Leila in charge and asked her to be his assistant. Amalia was jealous and was unfriendly to Leila. She told her to her face that she came to Peru only because Dr Hafez was a friend of her family. Leila asserted that she came because of her experience.
*** Plunging in the Pool of Evil :
Amalia was angry when Dr Hafez put Leila in charge. When Leila discovered the gold mask, Amalia couldn’t stand it any more. Leila would get all the credit and her name would be in all the papers and on TV. As she had found a gold rabbit and kept it a secret, she put it among Leila’s work clothes to get her into trouble.
*** Asking for forgiveness :
Amalia didn’t think they would put Leila in prison. She asked Leila to forgive her. When she explained everything to the police, Leila was set free. This proves that Amalia was kind-hearted.
*** Taking Revenge
Amalia wanted to take revenge on Martin Lander who ruined her father. She decided to go with Leila to Acomaya to catch him. She was seriously injured and could not take her revenge. Leila promised her she would do every thing to catch him and she fulfilled her promise.
Quotations said by Amalia:
1- You must save yourself. Leave me here .
2- I’m sorry for what has happened you must forgive me.
3- Oh, Yes, I suppose that “why you are here in Peru”.
4- I’ve got the land lever here, let me help you?
5- “Martin Lander”
What a coincidence the world is a small place.
Questions about Amalia’s Character
1- What was Amalia’s work?
Amalia was a Peruvian archaeologist who worked in the UNESCO project headed by Dr Hafez who believed she was clever in her work.
2- Why was Amalia unfriendly to Leila?
She was unfriendly to Leila because she was jealous as Leila was in charge of her team and was Dr Hafez’s assistant.
3- What was the result of Amalia’s jealousy?
She planned to annoy Leila. When she found the gold rabbit, she kept the matter a secret and put it among Leila’s work clothes. As a result, Leila was imprisoned.
4- Show that Amalia was kind-hearted?
Amalia could not tolerate finding Leila put in prison. She explained everything to the police and asked Leila to forgive her.
5- Why was Amalia against Martin Lander?
Amalia’s father lost all his money because of Martin. He persuaded her father to put up some money for a new silver mine that Martin said he found. In fact, there was mine.
4- Martin Lander
• Martin Lander was a criminal. He was a liar. He told Leila he was working for United Mining although the company had ended its operations there. He was a thief. He stole the gold mask. He stole a lot of artifacts. He broke into the Inca tomb and threatened Leila.
• He got involved in crimes with other criminals. He deceived Amalia’s father. He was followed by Leila, Dr Hafez and Ramon. Leila managed to prevent him from escaping by a single-engine plane. The police arrested him.
*** Martin Lander :
he was a man in his mid-thirties with fair hair and sun-tanned face. He had an American passport but he was born in south Africa. He had been a mining engineer but he gave it up and got involved with people who were taking Inca treasures out of Peru.
*** A Swindler:
Martin Lander was a swindler. He persuaded Amalia’s father to put up some money for a new silver mine that Martin said he had found. There was no mime and her father lost all his money. He got involved with people who broke into tombs and dug up old Inca sites to find gold and silver things and to take them out of the country. He bribed Pablo and got the gold mask to sell it out of Peru. He also stole some artifacts from the tomb Dr Hafez was excavating. He was really as Leila described him a thief who stole things that other people had found. Wealth had blinded him led him astray.
*** An Aggressive Person:
When he found that Leila saw him inside the tomb, he did not hesitate to shut her up not caring at all what might happen to her physically or psychologically. When he saw that they were about to catch him, he searched for his gun as he was ready to fight and kill anyone that would stand in his way. He jumped into his plane and was about to escape. Had it not been for Leila’s quick thinking and acting, he would have left safely.
*** Evil is Punished in the End :
The police caught him and of course he got the punishment he deserved for all the crimes he had committed. He was greedy for money but in the end he got nothing but punishment.
Quotations Said by Martin Lander:
1- Are you going to Peru for a holiday?
2- I’m based in the United Stated, but I spend a few months in Peru.
3- You said you were going to Peru on business can I ask what kind of business?
4- What made you take up archaeology.
5- You are party right. I was a mining engineer, but I became more interested in other thing.
6- You have disturbed my work but no matter I must go now.
Questions about Martin’s Character
1- What was Martin Lander’s work?
At first, he had been a mining engineer but he gave it up and got involved with people who were taking Inca treasures out of Peru.
2- What were Martin Lander’s crimes?
a) He persuaded Amalia’s father to put up some money for a new silver mine but there was no mine and Amalia’s father lost his money.
b) He stole some artifacts from the tomb and imprisoned Leila inside the tomb the whole night.
c) He bribed Pablo and got the gold mask to sell it out of Peru.
d) When he found he was about to be caught, he searched for his gun and he was ready to kill anyone that would stand in his way.
3- What was Martin Lander’s end?
The police caught him and he waited to get the punishment he deserved.
5- Ramon
• Ramon was one of the men working on the site. He was a small dark man with a face burned by the sun. He discovered a gold figure of a child. Ramon was active. Ramon was the first person to go into the tomb of the Inca king. Ramon was helpful. He helped to translate for Leila and Dr Hafez when they went to thank the people of the village. He accompanied Dr Hafez and Leila to arrest Martin Lander in Acomayo.
• He risked his life to arrest Martin Lander when he tried to jump onto to wing of the plane.
6- Pablo Alvarez
• He worked for the Peruvian Ministry of Culture. He was an advisor to the UNESCO representative. He made notes of everything they found belonged to the Peruvian people. He told Leila much about the Inca empire and civilization. Pablo was delighted when Leila discovered the gold mask.
• He decided to put it in the safe. Dr Hafez suspected him. He told Dr Hafez that he had worked with Lander. He told Dr Hafez that he had met Lander in Quenco. Lander had offered Pablo a lot of money for the gold mask. Pablo left the key of the safe in the hut for Lander to open the safe. Pablo told Dr Hafez how hard his life was because he had a sick child and needed money. He participated in a trap to arrest Lander.
7- The Woman Doctor
• She could speak English. She was helpful. She was clever when she discovered that Amalia’s case was serious. She ordered a helicopter to carry Amalia to hospital to save her life because it was a matter of life and death. She saved Amalia’s life.
8- Samira El- Assaby
• She was Leila’s sister. She was a reporter in a Cairo newspaper. She was very interested in Leila’s work. She was ambitious and looking forward to writing articles on the treasures her sister Leila would discover. She was kind.
• She was knowledgeable as she knew the methods of archaeological dating. Leila used to write interesting e-mails to her from the site. She was off and received her sister.
9- The People Of The Village
• They were a man and two women. They were very helpful. They were strong enough to carry Amalia to their house in the village. They helped Amalia to relieve her pain by giving her some hot drink and some leaves to chew. The man helped Leila to stop a bus to take her to Acomayo to bring a doctor for Amalia to save her life. Leila, Dr Hafez and Ramon went to the village to thank those people Quechua, the language of the Incas and not Spanish.
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