The Spiders : Chapter 7 للثاني الثانوي

The Spiders : Chapter 7
Questions and answers:
1-How was the weather in Sinai at the time of the journey ?
It was bad and stormy.
2-Who were in the first car ?
Wafaa Sultan, another botanist called Farouk and Captain Osama were there.
3-Where were they coming from ?
They were coming from Sinai.
4-Why were they going on that journey ?
They were going on that journey to get some of the Echinacea plants.
5-What was in the back of the third car ?
Some of the Echinacea Negra plants were in the back of the third car.
6-Why did the road become dangerous ?
It became dangerous because of the heavy rain.
7-What had Captain Osama and his mates to cross ?
They had to cross three wadis.
8-Why did they drive at full speed after crossing the first two wadis ?
They did so because they were afraid that the third wadi would be too deep to
cross by the time they reached it.
9-Why did the second car move sideways ?
It did so because it was too light.
10-Why did Captain Osama shout across to the officers in the third car ?
He did so because they had the plants.
11-What shows that Farouk was impatient ?
He cupped his hand to shout across to the officers in the third car to move quickly.
12-What happened when the third car was half way ?
When the third car was half way, its engine stopped.
13-Why did the Captain bring the towrope ?
He did so to attach it to his car and the third car and then draw it out of the water.
14-How did the two men in the third car help the Captain and Farouk ?
They helped them to pull the rope to the third car and attach it.
15-What happened to the car when a tree hit it ?
It went over and hit the two men.
16-What happened to the four men ?
They managed to climb onto a rocky island.
17-Where was Wafaa at that time ?
She was at the edge of the third wadi.
18-How could Wafaa get the plants ?
She drove the first car slowly and pulled the third car to the land to get the plants.
19-Why did Wafaa drive too fast ?
She did so because she thought she had a young man’s life in her hands.
20-What were her feelings while she was driving ?
She felt very frightened.