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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an old mixing bowl used for in the Egypt Game?
(a) For sacred fires.
(b) For offerings to the gods and goddesses.
(c) For a headdress.
(d) For mixing potions.

2. What does April discuss with the Professor on her first visit to his shop?
(a) The community.
(b) Antiques.
(c) The weather.
(d) Her circumstances.

3. What does April interpret as the sign to break off from the trick-or-treating group?
(a) An owl hooting.
(b) A bat flying through the air.
(c) A shooting star.
(d) A lunar eclipse.

4. What part of Casa Rosada does the new family inhabit?
(a) The second floor.
(b) The third floor.
(c) The basement.
(d) The first floor.

5. What structure is in the area where the children play the Egypt Game?
(a) A lean-to.
(b) A car port.
(c) A gazebo.
(d) A shed.

6. What does Melanie do to April before school begins?
(a) She introduces April to her friends.
(b) She says mean things to her.
(c) She kidnaps her eyelashes.
(d) She gives her a makeover.

7. What is one of the first things April does after she arrives in the new neighborhood?
(a) She observes everything from her window.
(b) She looks at maps of the area.
(c) She writes letters home.
(d) She explores the neighborhood.

8. To what do the children attribute the changes to Egypt after they return from their hiatus?
(a) To someone who has broken into Egypt.
(b) To a curse on the temple.
(c) To the powers of Isis and the crocodile stone.
(d) To Set's evil powers and Nefertiti's beauty.

9. What is Caroline's profession?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A telephone operator.
(c) A secretary.
(d) A librarian.

10. Who is the most interested in visiting Egypt on Halloween night?
(a) Melanie.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Marshall.
(d) April.

11. What happens during the ceremony the Egyptians perform after their long absence?
(a) They hear a scream.
(b) The candles go out.
(c) Marshall starts to cry.
(d) The Egyptians notice something strange.

12. Why are the children afraid of the Professor?
(a) Because of the customers that frequent his store.
(b) Because he yells at them and posts signs.
(c) Because of his large size.
(d) Because of his silence and his appearance.

13. What does the Professor do while April is in his shop?
(a) He watches her.
(b) He talks on the telephone.
(c) He helps another customer.
(d) He arranges a case.

14. What do April and Melanie do after April finds out what Melanie does with the pictures?
(a) They mark them up.
(b) They create artwork.
(c) They throw darts at them.
(d) They make up stories.

15. What do April and Melanie decide to make to accompany the bust of Nefertiti?
(a) A sphynx.
(b) A statue of Set.
(c) A pyramid.
(d) A tablet with hieroglyphics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the children use for altars?

2. What idea is finally agreed upon by the Egyptians to set things right after their long absence?

3. What is Melanie's initial impression of April?

4. Whom do April and Melanie run into while trick-or-treating?

5. What does Melanie find in the location where the Egypt Game will be played?

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