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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 Melanie find in the location where the Egypt Game will be played?

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

3. What do April and Melanie decide regarding the new family?

4. What happens during the ceremony the Egyptians perform after their long absence?

5. What helps April and Melanie change their mind regarding their decision about the new family?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the crocodile stone come to be?

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

3. What do the Egyptians do while they are on a hiatus from the Egypt Game as a result of a neighborhood event?

4. How do April and Melanie spend their days together before school begins?

5. What happens when April first meets the Professor?

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

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

8. What do the Egyptians plan on doing Halloween night?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In The Egypt Game, how is prejudice shown against those who are different? How are these situations eventually resolved? Use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

What role does the theme of violence have and how does this theme contribute to the meaning of the novel? Use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of April and Melanie. How are they different on the outside but the same on the inside? Use specific examples from the book.

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