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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is April's first impression of the Professor?

2. Who is the evil god in the Egypt Game?

3. What is an old mixing bowl used for in the Egypt Game?

4. What do April and Melanie find on their way to school?

5. What do the Egyptians give reverence to after their long absence from Egypt?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Melanie's initial impression of April?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does April tell Melanie her name is?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has April changed from the beginning of the book to the end of the book? What events or experiences brought about those changes? Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

a. In what ways does The Egypt Game reflect the kinds of social and family structure changes that took place in the United States during the 1960s?

b. Compare and contrast the sixth graders in The Egypt Game to sixth graders today. Has anything changed in the past forty years?

Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Melanie, Marshall, and Ken are the only characters in the novel who live in a traditional family. In what ways do the characters playing the Egypt Game become an extended family for the children? Discuss the concept of family and Snyder's presentation of the American family. What does it consist of? Use examples from the book.

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