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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. Who is the second Egyptian to pose a question to Thoth?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) April.
(c) Melanie.
(d) Toby.

2. What happens to Elizabeth's pet parakeet, Petey?
(a) It is sold to an old woman in the neighborhood.
(b) It is killed by a cat.
(c) It gets sick and dies.
(d) It flies away.

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

4. What question remains after Marshall finds Security?
(a) How could Marshall lose Security?
(b) Who returned Security?
(c) Who took Security?
(d) Who wrote the answer to Marshall's question?

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is selected to be the Oracle?

2. Why are the Egyptians unable to return to their game during Christmas break?

3. What do the Egyptians do after the Oracle of Thoth is performed?

4. What is the story the Egyptians create regarding the demise of Petey?

5. Who is the first participant in the Oracle of Thoth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Oracle of Thoth?

2. Where is Security found?

3. Why does Toby want to finish the hieroglyphic alphabet?

4. Describe the Ceremony of the Dead.

5. Why did the Egyptians have to leave Egypt immediately when it is April's turn to pose a question?

6. Why do the older Egyptians want to stop playing the Egypt Game?

7. What is the story the Egyptians develop for the demise of Elizabeth's parakeet, Petey?

8. Why are the Egyptians unable to return to their game during Christmas break?

9. What happens to Elizabeth's parakeet, Petey?

10. What secret does Toby reveal to April and Melanie?

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