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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What assures the children that the Professor is not watching them?
(a) The bushes are overgrown in the yard.
(b) They see customers coming in and out of his shop.
(c) The back window is caked with dirt.
(d) The lean-to blocks the view from the Professor's shop.

2. What suggestion is given to April and Melanie after the new family moves in?
(a) To tutor the children.
(b) To befriend Elizabeth.
(c) To help the new family with chores.
(d) To babysit for them.

3. What does Melanie bring to April's house the night before school begins?
(a) Make-up.
(b) Brownies.
(c) Art supplies.
(d) Books.

4. What does the lean-to rest on?
(a) A concrete slab.
(b) A grassy patch.
(c) A palette.
(d) An old trunk.

5. What event saves Halloween?
(a) The school holds a Halloween party.
(b) The culprit is found.
(c) The police send out extra patrols.
(d) Fathers volunteer to take children trick-or-treating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melanie like to do with pictures she cuts out?

2. When does the Egypt Game begin?

3. How do the children find Egypt when they return after their hiatus?

4. Why does Melanie visit April the night before school begins?

5. What does the chapter, Enter Melanie--And Marshall, reveal to readers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does April explore when she first moves to town?

2. What do April and Melanie make to accompany the bust of Nefertiti?

3. What does April do while everyone is waiting outside of Egypt on Halloween night?

4. What extra supplies do the Egyptians add to the temple?

5. Who is the Professor?

6. What do the Egyptians plan on doing Halloween night?

7. What event happens in the neighborhood that puts a temporary halt to the Egypt Game?

8. What does April tell Melanie her name is?

9. Why does Melanie visit April the night before school starts?

10. What is the sign to break away from the trick-or-treating group in order to sneak off to Egypt at night?

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