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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 Petey's Egyptian name?

2. What is Toby's reaction to being in Egypt after the children are permitted outside again?

3. What do the Egyptians think they should do because strange things are occurring in Egypt?

4. What is Ken's reaction to the Egypt Game?

5. Where is Security found?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when April and Marshall leave Egypt after visiting there at night?

2. How does Marshal describe the man who hurt April?

3. How did Security become lost?

4. What is April's solution to the intruder situation in Egypt?

5. Why do the older Egyptians want to stop playing the Egypt Game?

6. Why does Toby want to finish the hieroglyphic alphabet?

7. How does April respond to her mother's invitation to join her in Palm Springs during Christmas break?

8. Why did the Egyptians have to leave Egypt immediately when it is April's turn to pose a question?

9. What is the Oracle of Thoth?

10. What secret does Toby reveal to April and Melanie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author's treatment of the Professor. How is he presented, and what is his role in the novel? Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

If April's father were still alive, how might the following people be different?

- April

- Dorothea

- Caroline

Use specific answer from the book to support your answer.

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