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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when neighbors open their windows while April and Marshall are leaving Egypt at night?
(a) April is released.
(b) April and Marshall run back to the apartment.
(c) Marshall cries even louder.
(d) They ask April and Marshall what they are doing in the alley at night.

2. What is the inspiration for the Oracle ceremony?
(a) Toby, April, and Melanie learn about Oracles in class.
(b) April and Melanie read about Oracles at the library.
(c) Elizabeth sees a television program that featured an Oracle.
(d) It is a suggestion from Caroline.

3. Who is the first participant in the Oracle of Thoth?
(a) April.
(b) Ken.
(c) Melanie.
(d) Elizabeth.

4. What does Marshall do when the police officers ask him questions about the attack on April?
(a) He asks questions but does not answer theirs.
(b) The session exceeds his attention span and he gets fidgety.
(c) He answers the questions.
(d) He starts to cry.

5. What is the story the Egyptians create regarding the demise of Petey?
(a) Petey was killed by his brother.
(b) Petey was poisoned by servants.
(c) Petey had fallen in battle.
(d) Petey was killed by a rival Pharaoh.

6. What does April hear while they are leaving Egypt at night?
(a) A loud crash.
(b) The sound of glass breaking and a voice calling for help.
(c) The sound of an alley cat yowling.
(d) Someone screaming.

7. How does the Oracle of Thoth work?
(a) The Egyptians use Oracle bones to make soup.
(b) The priest or priestess pretends to fall into a trance and answer questions.
(c) There is a festival.
(d) Someone leaves a question to be answered in Thoth's beak.

8. What happens to the remains of Petey's body?
(a) It is mummified.
(b) It is buried in a shoebox.
(c) It is cremated.
(d) It is placed on a homemade raft and set afloat in a creek.

9. Whom does Marshall tell April is the person who attacked her?
(a) The cashier at the A & P grocery store.
(b) The man at Schmitt's variety store that carries things around.
(c) The man who pushes the broom at the library.
(d) The man at Woolworth's who puts boxes on shelves.

10. What does Marshall tell the police that the Professor did that night when he and April left Egypt?
(a) He watched from his window.
(b) He yelled for help.
(c) He did nothing to help them.
(d) He ran out into the yard.

11. Who works at the Professor's store around the time of Christmas break?
(a) Mrs. Chung.
(b) Mr. Bodler.
(c) The man with red hair and freckles.
(d) Mrs. Ross.

12. What do April and Melanie think will happen with the boys' involvement in the Egypt Game?
(a) That the boys will try to take over the game.
(b) That other kids will become interested in playing the game with them.
(c) That they will become active participants in the game.
(d) That they will grow tired of the game and stop playing.

13. Who is selected to be the Oracle?
(a) Nefertiti.
(b) Thoth.
(c) Set.
(d) Isis.

14. What does April find when she takes the piece of paper from Thoth's beak?
(a) An answer to Ken's question.
(b) The paper is in the same condition as it was left.
(c) There is another piece of paper in its place.
(d) Someone has crumpled it.

15. What happens when April and Marshall leave Egypt after visiting at night?
(a) Marshall starts crying.
(b) They see a shadow lurking in the distance.
(c) Someone grabs April as she leaves Egypt.
(d) A car drives down the alley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marshall apologize to April?

2. Why is Security missing?

3. What is Toby's reaction to being in Egypt after the children are permitted outside again?

4. What happens to Elizabeth's pet parakeet, Petey?

5. What happens that allows Melanie and April to return to Egypt?

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