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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. How do April and Melanie spend their time together before school begins?
(a) Going to the movies.
(b) Going to the library.
(c) Doing arts and crafts.
(d) Playing dress up.

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

3. What is a sign that April is adjusting at Wilson School?
(a) She has new friends.
(b) The coolest boys are calling April by a nickname.
(c) The kids do not make fun of her.
(d) April wants to run for student council.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do April and Melanie eventually devise to record their rites and ceremonies?

2. What happens while April is playing with Melanie?

3. Who is the evil god in the Egypt Game?

4. What is one of the first things April does after she arrives in the new neighborhood?

5. Which Egyptian typically wants to get permission before doing something?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do the parents suggest to April and Melanie after the new family moves in?

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

5. What do April, Melanie and Marshall find inside the lean-to at the outset of the Egypt game?

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

7. From where does the Professor watch the children play the Egypt Game?

8. How does April dress for her first meeting with Melanie?

9. What do the Egyptians decide they should do in order to appease the gods after their long absence?

10. Why are the children afraid of the Professor?

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