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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Toby get in trouble on Halloween night?
(a) He leaves the safety of the group.
(b) He lost his house keys.
(c) His costume is squashed.
(d) He returns home too late.

2. What do the Egyptians decide that the procession should have?
(a) Banners.
(b) The release of doves.
(c) A palanquin for Petey.
(d) Flowers and palms.

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

4. Who is not worried whether Security will be found?
(a) Marshall.
(b) Toby.
(c) Melanie.
(d) April.

5. What happens to Marshall following the attack on April?
(a) He is featured in an article in a newspaper.
(b) He becomes the neighborhood hero.
(c) The alley by Egypt is named after him.
(d) He is grounded.

6. What is Toby's reaction to the Egypt Game?
(a) He is indifferent.
(b) He makes fun of the Egyptians.
(c) He is enthusiastic.
(d) He is confused.

7. What do the intruders think about their intrusion?
(a) They think it is too scary.
(b) They think it is funny.
(c) They think it is insensitive.
(d) They think it is enjoyable for everyone.

8. What is Toby's reaction to being in Egypt after the children are permitted outside again?
(a) He becomes bored.
(b) He is belligerent.
(c) He is overzealous.
(d) He is energized.

9. What does Marshall notice while the others are performing the Ceremony of the Dead?
(a) The Professor is watching them.
(b) There is a storm rolling in.
(c) The crocodile stone is missing.
(d) There is someone in the alley.

10. Why is Security missing?
(a) Marshall gave it to Elizabeth, who forgot what she did with it.
(b) Marshall brought it to nursery school, and he left it there by accident.
(c) Marshall took a bus ride with his mother and left it on the bus.
(d) The Egyptians left in such a rush that everyone forgot about Security.

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

12. Why does Toby want to finish the hieroglyph alphabet?
(a) So they can use it to record the events in Egypt.
(b) It can be used for secret notes.
(c) He hates to leave any task unfinished.
(d) So they can decorate the temple with the hieroglyphs.

13. What do the Egyptians do after Marshall's question is answered?
(a) They ask another question to see what happens.
(b) They try to unravel the mystery.
(c) They stop conducting ceremonies.
(d) They accuse each other of writing the answer.

14. What is April's reaction to the intruders on Halloween night?
(a) She is speechless.
(b) She cries.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She is angry.

15. What does April decide after she receives the item from her mother around Christmas time?
(a) She decides to live with her mother after the end of the school year.
(b) She plans to visit her mother.
(c) She declines to visit her mother.
(d) She writes a letter to her mother explaining that she will continue to live with Caroline.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Egyptians have to leave Egypt immediately after the second Ceremony of Presenting the Question to the Oracle?

2. How do the Egyptians prepare for the Ceremony of Returning to the Oracle for the Answer?

3. How is Toby able to come and go easily from home?

4. What does Marshall do when the police officers ask him questions about the attack on April?

5. Why is April babysitting Marshall?

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