The Egypt Game | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

The Discovery of Egypt Abstract

* The story begins in a university town not too long ago.
* There is a curio shop owned by an old man, called the professor, who sells antiques, curios and used merchandise.
* The neighborhood children are afraid of the Professor, not for what he says, but for...
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