 
 <prompt> text: ```CHAPTER IX. 

SIR SIDNEY SMITH. 

Di first information wey Napoleon receive na say di Sultan don declare war with France, na di news say one army from Syria don advance and establish demselves for one fort for di desert half-way between di frontier of dat country and Egypt. E don, for di time wey pass, try make himself familiar with di country. Forts don dey build all round Cairo for high places wey dey dominate di town, so say one small force fit intimidate di population. E himself don visit Suez two times. Desaix don push di Mamelukes even farther into Upper Egypt; one division don establish French authority for Damietta and Rosetta, and every arrangement don dey make by which di main body of di army fit move comot with hope say Egypt go remain calm during dem absence. 

Na di beginning of December now. During di journey down to di coast Edgar don dey think seriously about im position. E look like say, even though finally di French go gots to evacuate Egypt, e fit take long time before e happen, and e finally decide say e go try escape. E no dey do any good for himself or im papa by remaining. E don already see one big battle for land, and one for sea, and e reason say if e return house and join im papa, e go dey better to learn commercial knowledge for one business for London pass to remain for Egypt. So, on di day after im arrival for di oasis e climb horse and ride enter Alexandria, and enter im papa place of business for di first time since di French land. Muller no recognize am as e enter, because of im Arab dress and coloured skin. Two native clerks dey there, and Edgar waka go meet am, and talk for low voice: 

Answer this series of questions:

1. Na who di Sultan declare war with?
2. Wetin be di first clue of war?
3. Which other country dey involved?
4. Wetin dem build for high places for Cairo?
5. Where e go twice?
6. Who dem push enter Upper Egypt?
7. Where French forces don settle?
8. Wetin be di time of di year?
9. Who dey ponder things during di journey?
10. E think say di French go leave soon?
11. Wetin be im plan of action?
12. E don sabi any battles?
13. Na who e wan join?
14. Wetin e go gain there?
15. Where im papa dey?
16. Who no recognize am?
17. Why?
18. How many clerks dey there?
19. Wetin Edgar stand up go do?

Numbered answers:``` ``` <response>: ```1. France
2. tori say army from Syria don move forward
3. Egypt
4. Forts
5. Suez
6. the Mamelukes
7. Egypt
8. beginning of December.
9. Edgar
10. No
11. attempt to escape.
12. Yes
13. im papa,
14. commercial knowledge
15. London
16. Muller
17. im Arab dress and coloured skin
18. two
19. waka go meet am``` 