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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 becomes April and Melanie's shared passion?
(a) Creating artwork.
(b) King Arthur's Court.
(c) Ancient Egypt.
(d) Movie Stars.

2. What does the chapter, Enter Melanie--And Marshall, reveal to readers?
(a) That Melanie has difficulty making friends.
(b) That Melanie's homelife is uncomfortable, so she creates an imaginary world.
(c) That Marshall can sometimes be a nuisance.
(d) That April is no longer completely on her own.

3. What does April interpret as the sign to break off from the trick-or-treating group?
(a) A bat flying through the air.
(b) A lunar eclipse.
(c) A shooting star.
(d) An owl hooting.

4. What does April tell Melanie her name is when she meets her?
(a) April Seshat.
(b) April Dawn.
(c) April the Great.
(d) Princess April.

5. What are Melanie's concerns before the school year begins?
(a) She hopes she will make new friends.
(b) She hopes she will be on the basketball team.
(c) She does not know how April will fit in.
(d) She hopes she will earn good grades.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the girls who play the Egypt Game?

2. What do April, Melanie and Marshall find when they return to the yard to play for the second time?

3. What happens during the ceremony the Egyptians perform after their long absence?

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

5. What part of Casa Rosada does the new family inhabit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What arrangements does Caroline make when April first comes to town?

2. What does April tell Melanie her name is?

3. Who moves into Casa Rosada after school begins?

4. What is Melanie's concern about April before school begins?

5. Why are the children afraid of the Professor?

6. What do April and Melanie think about the parents' suggestion about the new family?

7. What do the children do in preparation to play the Egypt Game?

8. How do April and Melanie spend their days together before school begins?

9. How did the crocodile stone come to be?

10. What does April do while everyone is waiting outside of Egypt on Halloween night?

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