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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 do the children do in preparation to play the Egypt Game?

2. Where does Caroline live?

3. What do April and Melanie do after April finds out what Melanie does with the pictures?

4. Who is the most interested in visiting Egypt on Halloween night?

5. What does April find in Melanie's room during their first encounter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What brings April and Melanie together as friends?

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

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

4. What does Melanie do to April before school begins?

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

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

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

8. What happens when April first meets the Professor?

9. Who moves into Casa Rosada after school begins?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the connection between the children's love for Egyptian artifacts and the Professor's fascination for artifacts? How does this interest in ancient artifacts create a common bond between them? Use specific references from the book.

Essay Topic 2

How can children from such different backgrounds become such good friends? What do the Egyptians learn from each other? How do their relationships change the way they see themselves? Use examples from the book in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of abandonment through the situations and experiences of each of the following:

a. April

b. The Professor

c. Toby

Use specific examples from the book.

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