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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT found in the structure where the children play the Egypt Game?

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

3. Why do April and Melanie decide to place their "finding" where they do?

4. What structure is in the area where the children play the Egypt Game?

5. What is the location for playing the Egypt Game?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Melanie find that begins the Egypt Game?

6. What do the children see after they perform their ceremony after their long absence?

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

8. Who moves into Casa Rosada after school begins?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If April's father were still alive, how might the following people be different?

- April

- Dorothea

- Caroline

Use specific answer from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the tension between the innocence of the children playing their game and the real-world events that occur in the story. Use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the ways innocence is defined, discussed, and violated in The Egypt Game. How does each character's development relate to whether, and how, they might be innocent or have lost innocence? Use specific examples from the book to support your answer.

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