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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 does the chapter, Enter Melanie--And Marshall, reveal to readers?

2. Where is the "artifact" placed in the area where the Egypt Game is played?

3. What do April and Melanie think about the suggestion regarding the new family?

4. What are Melanie's concerns before the school year begins?

5. What does Melanie bring to April's house the night before school begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What saves Halloween from being canceled?

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

3. What do April, Melanie and Marshall find inside the lean-to at the outset of the Egypt game?

4. What does Melanie find that begins the Egypt Game?

5. Why does Melanie visit April the night before school starts?

6. What is the first story April, Melanie and Marshall make up in the Egypt Game?

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

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

9. How did the crocodile stone come to be?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the friendship between April and Melanie. Consider its limitations as well as its history and future possibilities. Include 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

Discuss the tension between the innocence of the children playing their game and the real-world events that occur in the story. Use specific examples from the book.

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