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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. When does the Egypt Game begin?

2. Whom does April and Melanie think Elizabeth looks like?

3. What do the Egyptians decide to do while they are on hiatus from the Egypt Game?

4. What is the Professor's response to what April tells him on her first visit to his shop?

5. What is the setting for the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Melanie's concern about April before school begins?

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

3. Whom do April and Melanie think Elizabeth looks like?

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

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

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

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

8. What brings April and Melanie together as friends?

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

10. How did the crocodile stone come to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has April changed from the beginning of the book to the end of the book? What events or experiences brought about those changes? Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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