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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 do the Egyptians do when they return to Egypt at night?
(a) They sing the songs they have written during their absence.
(b) They chant the Celebration of the Return to Egypt.
(c) They perform the Rite of Return after a long absence.
(d) They perform the Welcome Ritual.

2. What are the names of the girls who play the Egypt Game?
(a) Melissa and April.
(b) Melissa and Amy.
(c) Melanie and Amy.
(d) Melanie and April.

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

4. What do the children do in preparation to play the Egypt Game?
(a) They clean up the area.
(b) They make up alibis to tell their parents.
(c) They do research about ancient Egypt.
(d) They assign roles.

5. How do the Egyptians know when to act on their plan?
(a) They will listen for the clock in the town square to strike seven.
(b) They look for a sign.
(c) They will give each other a look.
(d) They will wait until it is time to go home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What plan does the Egypt gang have for Halloween night?

3. What does the Professor do while April is in his shop?

4. How many children are there in the new family in Casa Rosada?

5. What does the boy who plays the Egypt Game carry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when April first meets the Professor?

2. What arrangements does Caroline make when April first comes to town?

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

4. What is the first story April, Melanie and Marshall make up in the Egypt Game?

5. How does April fare at Wilson School?

6. What saves Halloween from being canceled?

7. Who is the Professor?

8. What leads the children to believe the Professor is not watching them play the Egypt Game?

9. What do April and Melanie think about the parents' suggestion about the new family?

10. How do April and Melanie spend their days together before school begins?

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