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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 setting for the story?

2. When does April meet Melanie and Marshall?

3. Where do April and Melanie place what they find on the way to school?

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

5. When the Egyptians return after a long absence, what happens after their ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were April's living arrangements before she moved to town?

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

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

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

7. How did the crocodile stone come to be?

8. How does April fare at Wilson School?

9. What brings April and Melanie together as friends?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the chapter, Prisoners of Fear, it states "Elizabeth turned out to be just what the Egypt Game needed to make it perfect." Please explain this comment using 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

How can children from such different backgrounds become such good friends? What do the Egyptians learn from each other? How do their relationships change the way they see themselves? Use examples from the book in your answer.

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