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

2. What do April, Melanie and Marshall find when they return to the yard to play for the second time?
(a) Everything is just as they had left it.
(b) The bust of Nefertiti is missing.
(c) Someone has moved their things.
(d) Someone has put more junk in the yard.

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

4. From where does the Professor watch the children play the Egypt Game?
(a) From the roof.
(b) From the break room.
(c) From a storeroom.
(d) From his office.

5. Who are the first children that April meets?
(a) Toby and Ken.
(b) Melanie and Marshall.
(c) Elizabeth and Dorothea.
(d) Melissa and Amy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often do April and Melanie see each other before school begins?

2. What material do April and Melanie use to make their accompaniment to the Nefertiti bust?

3. How many children are there in the new family in Casa Rosada?

4. Where do the four Egyptians join a larger trick-or-treating group on Halloween night?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What event happens in the neighborhood that puts a temporary halt to the Egypt Game?

2. What does April tell Melanie her name is?

3. What happens when April first meets the Professor?

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

5. What extra supplies do the Egyptians add to the temple?

6. What leads the children to believe the Professor is not watching them play the Egypt Game?

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

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

9. What do April and Melanie make to accompany the bust of Nefertiti?

10. What were April's living arrangements before she moved to town?

(see the answer keys)

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