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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 the Professor's response to what April tells him on her first visit to his shop?
2. When the Egyptians return after a long absence, what happens after their ceremony?
3. Why does Melanie go home when visiting April the night before school begins?
4. How many children are there in the new family in Casa Rosada?
5. What suggestion is given to April and Melanie after the new family moves in?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Melanie do to April before school begins?
2. Who is the Professor?
3. Why does Melanie visit April the night before school starts?
4. How does April dress for her first meeting with Melanie?
5. How does April fare at Wilson School?
6. What brings April and Melanie together as friends?
7. What do April and Melanie think about the parents' suggestion about the new family?
8. From where does the Professor watch the children play the Egypt Game?
9. What is the first story April, Melanie and Marshall make up in the Egypt Game?
10. Who moves into Casa Rosada after school begins?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Why was a sense of belonging significant to the characters in The Egypt Game? Would these characters have a sense of belonging if it were not for the Egypt Game?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of abandonment through the situations and experiences of each of the following:
a. April
b. The Professor
c. Toby
Use specific examples from the book.
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