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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Melanie go home when visiting April the night before school begins?
(a) She and April have a fight.
(b) She promised to read a book to Marshall before bed.
(c) Melanie wants to get her school supplies ready.
(d) Caroline tells the girls it is time to go to bed.

2. What is the setting for the story?
(a) A suburb.
(b) A large city.
(c) A factory town.
(d) A university town.

3. What does Melanie bring to April's house the night before school begins?
(a) Make-up.
(b) Books.
(c) Art supplies.
(d) Brownies.

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

5. What type of store does the Professor own?
(a) A book store.
(b) A haberdashery.
(c) A curio shop.
(d) A dry goods store.

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

7. What event saves Halloween?
(a) The school holds a Halloween party.
(b) Fathers volunteer to take children trick-or-treating.
(c) The police send out extra patrols.
(d) The culprit is found.

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

9. Who moves into Casa Rosada after school begins?
(a) The Chung family.
(b) The Teng family.
(c) The Diaz family.
(d) The Tate family.

10. What month does the Professor witness the beginning of the Egypt Game?
(a) September.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) November.

11. What idea is finally agreed upon by the Egyptians to set things right after their long absence?
(a) To write their names in blood.
(b) To kill insects.
(c) To sacrifice hair and pieces of fingernails.
(d) To offer something of value to the gods.

12. Where does Caroline live?
(a) In Casa Rosada.
(b) In Lindell Towers
(c) In The Dorchester.
(d) In Cielito Bonito.

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

14. What is April's mother's profession?
(a) She is an accountant
(b) She is a cleaning lady.
(c) She is an aspiring movie actress.
(d) She is a nurse.

15. What do April and Melanie decide to make to accompany the bust of Nefertiti?
(a) A tablet with hieroglyphics.
(b) A sphynx.
(c) A pyramid.
(d) A statue of Set.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Melanie visit April the night before school begins?

2. What structure is in the area where the children play the Egypt Game?

3. What is another issue for April and Melanie about the new family in Casa Rosada?

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

5. What does April discuss with the Professor on her first visit to his shop?

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