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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. Who performs the Ceremony of Returning to the Oracle for the Answer?

2. Why does Toby get in trouble on Halloween night?

3. What question remains after Marshall finds Security?

4. What is Elizabeth's solution regarding what to do with the intruders?

5. What do the Egyptians do after the first intruder lands in the storage yard?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do April and Marshall go to Egypt at night?

2. What does April learn about the Professor from Marshall?

3. Why are the Egyptians unable to return to their game during Christmas break?

4. What is the Oracle of Thoth?

5. What is the inspiration for the Oracle ceremony?

6. Why do the older Egyptians want to stop playing the Egypt Game?

7. What news does April receive in a letter from her mother after Halloween?

8. How did Security become lost?

9. What happens to Elizabeth's parakeet, Petey?

10. Why does Toby want to finish the hieroglyphic alphabet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationship between the Professor and the children. How does this relationship change throughout the book? What are the causes of the developments in this relationship? Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Why was a sense of belonging significant to the characters in The Egypt Game? Would these characters have a sense of belonging if it were not for the Egypt Game?

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