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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Melanie like to do with pictures she cuts out?
(a) She throws darts at them.
(b) She puts them into stories.
(c) She draws blemishes on them.
(d) She makes collages out of them.

2. What assures the children that the Professor is not watching them?
(a) The bushes are overgrown in the yard.
(b) They see customers coming in and out of his shop.
(c) The lean-to blocks the view from the Professor's shop.
(d) The back window is caked with dirt.

3. What helps April and Melanie change their mind regarding their decision about the new family?
(a) They meet Elizabeth.
(b) April and Melanie discuss the situation and come to a different conclusion.
(c) Their parents coerce them.
(d) They witness another family on the street with young children.

4. What do the children do in preparation to play the Egypt Game?
(a) They do research about ancient Egypt.
(b) They clean up the area.
(c) They assign roles.
(d) They make up alibis to tell their parents.

5. What is the Professor's response to what April tells him on her first visit to his shop?
(a) He is sympathetic.
(b) He is helpful.
(c) He is mainly silent.
(d) He is abraisive.

6. How do April and Melanie spend their time together before school begins?
(a) Doing arts and crafts.
(b) Playing dress up.
(c) Going to the library.
(d) Going to the movies.

7. What suggestion is given to April and Melanie after the new family moves in?
(a) To help the new family with chores.
(b) To befriend Elizabeth.
(c) To tutor the children.
(d) To babysit for them.

8. What is NOT an activity in Egypt?
(a) Altars are built and decorated.
(b) Rites and ceremonies are decided upon and written down.
(c) Animals are sacrificed to the gods.
(d) Thrones are crafted.

9. Why does Melanie visit April the night before school begins?
(a) To give April pointers.
(b) To calm April down.
(c) To help April pick out clothes.
(d) To steal her false eyelashes.

10. What does April do while the others are waiting outside of Egypt on their night-time visit?
(a) She lights candles.
(b) She sweeps the temple.
(c) She arranges the statues.
(d) She sets out four cushions to sit on.

11. Who is the evil god in the Egypt Game?
(a) Sekhmet.
(b) Osiris.
(c) Set.
(d) Anubis.

12. What does Melanie find in the location where the Egypt Game will be played?
(a) A coptic cross.
(b) A picture of the Sphynx.
(c) A pyramid.
(d) A bust of Nefertiti.

13. What do April and Melanie find on their way to school?
(a) A "crocodile stone".
(b) A scorpion ring.
(c) A decorative "ceremony" bottle.
(d) An amulet.

14. What connects April and Melanie as friends?
(a) Their interest in ancient Egypt.
(b) They like the same movie stars.
(c) They both like to play Monopoly.
(d) They like the same foods.

15. When the Egyptians return after a long absence, what happens after their ceremony?
(a) The candles go out.
(b) A huge mishapen figure lands in front of them.
(c) They hear an owl.
(d) Part of the lean-to comes off and lands with a crash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of store does the Professor own?

2. What happens while April is playing with Melanie?

3. Where did April get the name with which she introduces herself to Melanie?

4. When does the Egypt Game begin?

5. What do the children use for altars?

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