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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 do Ken and Toby tell their basketball friends about why they have been absent from the game?

2. In what temple will the Ceremony of the Dead be held?

3. What does April do when she visits the Professor at his store during Christmas break?

4. Why are the Egyptians unable to return to their game during Christmas break?

5. What do the Egyptians name the owl's head now perched on Set's altar?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are the Egyptians unable to return to their game during Christmas break?

3. Why do April and Marshall go to Egypt at night?

4. Who are the intruders in Egypt on Halloween night?

5. What is the inspiration for the Oracle ceremony?

6. What news does April receive in a letter from her mother after Halloween?

7. What happens to Elizabeth's parakeet, Petey?

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

9. Describe the Ceremony of the Dead.

10. What do the Egyptians find when they return to Egypt to learn whether the Oracle has spoken?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the friendship between April and Melanie. Consider its limitations as well as its history and future possibilities. Include examples from the book.

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