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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 happens to the man who hurts April?
2. What does Marshall notice while the others are performing the Ceremony of the Dead?
3. What does April do when she visits the Professor at his store during Christmas break?
4. What do Ken and Toby bring to Egypt after the children are permitted outside again?
5. What does Marshall tell the police that the Professor did that night when he and April left Egypt?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Marshal describe the man who hurt April?
2. Why does Toby want to finish the hieroglyphic alphabet?
3. What news does April receive in a letter from her mother after Halloween?
4. What is the story the Egyptians develop for the demise of Elizabeth's parakeet, Petey?
5. Why do the older Egyptians want to stop playing the Egypt Game?
6. How does April respond to her mother's invitation to join her in Palm Springs during Christmas break?
7. What happens when April and Marshall leave Egypt after visiting there at night?
8. Why do April and Marshall go to Egypt at night?
9. What does April learn about the Professor from Marshall?
10. Why did the Egyptians have to leave Egypt immediately when it is April's turn to pose a question?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the relationship between the Professor and the children. How does this relationship change throughout the book? What are the causes of the developments in this relationship? Cite examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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