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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 female head of household looking for?

2. What does April discuss with the Professor on her first visit to his shop?

3. What is one of the first things April does after she arrives in the new neighborhood?

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

5. What do April and Melanie decide to make to accompany the bust of Nefertiti?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who moves into Casa Rosada after school begins?

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

4. What extra supplies do the Egyptians add to the temple?

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

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

7. Whom do April and Melanie think Elizabeth looks like?

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

9. What happens when April first meets the Professor?

10. How did the crocodile stone come to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the Egypt Game provide a sense of community? What is the thread that ties this community together? Cite specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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