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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What becomes April and Melanie's shared passion?
(a) King Arthur's Court.
(b) Creating artwork.
(c) Ancient Egypt.
(d) Movie Stars.

2. How does Melanie feel about the Professor?
(a) He is mean.
(b) He is very likeable.
(c) He makes her nervous.
(d) He is very knowledgeable.

3. What is the story of the first Egypt Game?
(a) They plan to dethrone the evil Pharaoh .
(b) They plan to capture the bloody heart of the Pharaoh.
(c) They plan to wage war on the Phoenicians.
(d) They plan on mummifying a dead body.

4. Who is concerned about the plan for Halloween night?
(a) April.
(b) Melanie.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Marshall.

5. What is NOT found in the structure where the children play the Egypt Game?
(a) A bust of Nefertiti.
(b) A bird bath.
(c) A statue of Diana.
(d) A chest.

6. What is the location for playing the Egypt Game?
(a) A concrete pad.
(b) An abandoned yard.
(c) An alley.
(d) A garage.

7. What is April and Melanie's friendship based on?
(a) They are both socially isolated.
(b) They both have a great imagination.
(c) They both love poetry.
(d) They are both girl scouts.

8. What is the female head of household looking for?
(a) A job.
(b) A babysitter.
(c) Someone to move a cabinet.
(d) A reliable car.

9. What are the names of the girls who play the Egypt Game?
(a) Melissa and Amy.
(b) Melissa and April.
(c) Melanie and April.
(d) Melanie and Amy.

10. What does Melanie reveal about herself during April's first visit?
(a) That she is afraid of spiders.
(b) That she has imaginary friends.
(c) That she does not have many friends that play imagining games.
(d) That her friends do not like to read.

11. What do the Egyptians do when they return to Egypt at night?
(a) They perform the Rite of Return after a long absence.
(b) They sing the songs they have written during their absence.
(c) They chant the Celebration of the Return to Egypt.
(d) They perform the Welcome Ritual.

12. What does the lean-to rest on?
(a) A palette.
(b) An old trunk.
(c) A concrete slab.
(d) A grassy patch.

13. What is April's first impression of the Professor?
(a) She thinks he is friendly.
(b) She feels sorry for him.
(c) She thinks he is funny.
(d) She is fearful of him.

14. Why do April and Melanie decide to place their "finding" where they do?
(a) So everyone can see it.
(b) Because it looks evil.
(c) To protect the items in the temple.
(d) Because it is convenient.

15. How do the children find Egypt when they return after their hiatus?
(a) The statue of Set has been damaged.
(b) The flowers are dead.
(c) Nothing has changed.
(d) The crocodile stone has been moved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melanie like to do with pictures she cuts out?

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

3. What is one of the first things April does after she arrives in the new neighborhood?

4. What does April interpret as the sign to break off from the trick-or-treating group?

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

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