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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event happens in the neighborhood that places a temporary halt to the Egypt Game?
(a) There are reports of a child molester in the neighborhood.
(b) A girl from the neighborhood is found dead.
(c) Property is defaced.
(d) There are some burglaries in the neighborhood.

2. Where do the children play the Egypt Game?
(a) At a friend's house next to the Professor's curio shop.
(b) In the alley by the Professor's curio shop.
(c) In a yard behind the Professor's curio shop.
(d) At a park across from the Professor's curio shop.

3. 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.

4. What happens while April is playing with Melanie?
(a) April starts feeling sick.
(b) April remembers that her mother is supposed to call.
(c) They think up the Egypt Game.
(d) April loses her haughty attitude.

5. What are the children unaware of during the Egypt Game?
(a) Storm clouds are forming.
(b) A guard dog is sometimes allowed to roam in the yard.
(c) The lean-to continues to sag.
(d) The Professor is watching them through the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do April and Melanie eventually devise to record their rites and ceremonies?

2. Why do April and Melanie decide to place their "finding" where they do?

3. How do the Egyptians begin recording their rites and ceremonies?

4. When the Egyptians return after a long absence, what happens after their ceremony?

5. What does Melanie do to April before school begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Egyptians do while they are on a hiatus from the Egypt Game as a result of a neighborhood event?

2. What brings April and Melanie together as friends?

3. What does April tell Melanie her name is?

4. What do the children see after they perform their ceremony after their long absence?

5. What do the Egyptians plan on doing Halloween night?

6. How does April dress for her first meeting with Melanie?

7. Whom do April and Melanie think Elizabeth looks like?

8. What do the Egyptians decide they should do in order to appease the gods after their long absence?

9. What does April explore when she first moves to town?

10. Why are the children afraid of the Professor?

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