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The Egypt Game Ch. 13-23

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What happens to Prince Pete-ho-tep?
a)
He is killed by a cat.
b)
He becomes pharaoh.
c)
He disappears without explanation.
d)
He drowns.
2.
How are the high priests of Anubis chosen for the ceremony?
a)
Elizabeth quizzed all candidates about ancient Egypt.  The two with the most correct answers were appointed high priests.
b)
Elizabeth put a pebble in her hand and let them choose.  Those who guessed correctly were appointed high priests.
c)
The oldest members were given the honor of being the high priests.
d)
They held an arm-wrestling tournament, and the winners were appointed high priests.
3.
How long does Toby think the mummification ceremony might take?
a)
three hours
b)
three weeks
c)
five or six days
d)
ten minutes
4.
Who is the chief mourner?
a)
Petey
b)
Elizabeth
c)
April 
d)
Melanie
5.
Why do  the players become less cautious?
a)
They don't care if people learn about their Egypt.
b)
They feel more at home in Egypt, so they forget to be cautious.
c)
The murderer is arrested.
d)
Fewer people are around in November.
6.
What knowledge does "one very small Egyptian" hold that he chooses not to share with the others?
a)
He knows that the Land of Egypt is being watched.
b)
He knows the answer to the Riddle of the Sphynx.
c)
He knows who killed Red Robin.
d)
He learns that the chicken came before the egg.
7.
What do the players discuss in Egypt after school?
a)
how to exclude Marshall from the game
b)
plans for building a pyramid
c)
The Marriage Ceremony
d)
the What and How of the Egyptian oracle
8.
What gets the gang interested in the topic of the oracle?
a)
a discussion about oracles in Mrs. Granger's sixth grade class
b)
a comment made by Mr. Ross
c)
an article in the newspaper
d)
a scene from a movie
9.
Who comes up with the idea of using Thoth as the oracle?
a)
Toby
b)
April
c)
Melanie
d)
Elizabeth
10.
Who asks the first question to the oracle?
a)
Melanie
b)
April
c)
Ken
d)
Marshall
11.
Why does Ken think the rest of the Egyptian players are crazy?
a)
They want to stay in Egypt overnight.
b)
They believe their questions actually will be answered by some mysterious oracle.
c)
They want to wear their Egypt costumes to school.
d)
They want to skip school to play the Egypt game.
12.
Who performs the ceremony of Returning to the Oracle for the Answer?
a)
April
b)
Marshall
c)
Melanie
d)
Toby
13.
What does Ken ask the oracle?
a)
"Where did I leave my wallet?"
b)
"Will I be a big league star one day?"
c)
"Will I pass my math test tomorrow?"
d)
"What will I get for my birthday?"
14.
Why do the Egyptians argue about the oracle's answer?
a)
They believe that one of them has answered Ken's question.
b)
They can't read the oracle's response.
c)
They argue over how the question was asked to the oracle.
d)
They argue over whether the oracle's response can be trusted.
15.
What does Marshall leave in Egypt?
a)
his lunch
b)
Security
c)
his crayons
d)
his watch
16.
What does April ask the oracle?
a)
"Where is my mother?"
b)
"Will I pass math?"
c)
"When will I go home again?"
d)
"Will Kentucky win the NCAA tournament?"
17.
How do the Egyptians react to the oracle's answer?
a)
They believe one of the kids wrote the answer.
b)
They know one of the parents wrote the answer.
c)
April knows Dorothea wrote the answer.
d)
They are not sure what to make of it.
18.
What does Marshall ask the oracle?
a)
"Where is Security?"
b)
"Where are my tennis shoes?"
c)
"What will I get for Christmas?"
d)
"Where will I go to elementary school?"
19.
Who is most worried about Marshall's question?
a)
Melanie
b)
Ken
c)
Toby
d)
April
20.
Why does Toby call April at home?
a)
He wants to ask her to the movies.
b)
He has a question about his math homework.
c)
He wants to set up a meeting at school the next day.
d)
He does it as a practical joke.
21.
Why does Toby fake injury?
a)
as an excuse to separate from his friends in order to talk to April and Melanie
b)
so that the coach won't make him run laps
c)
so that his teacher will feel sorry for him
d)
to make everyone laugh
22.
What does Toby confess to April and Melanie?
a)
that he told his friends about Egypt
b)
that he has never liked basketball
c)
that he has been acting as the oracle, but doesn't know how to help Marshall
d)
that he lost the books about Egypt that they lent to him
23.
How does the oracle answer Marshall's question?
a)
"You must look for security within yourself."
b)
"Look under the throne of Set."
c)
"Security must find his own way home."
d)
The oracle does not respond at all.
24.
Why are the players surprised by the oracle's response to Marshall's question?
a)
because the oracle turns out to be right, though Toby is not responsible
b)
because they thought the oracle would be able to help Marshall
c)
because they did not believe that the oracle would ignore Marshall's question
d)
because  the oracle's response is written in hieroglyphics
25.

Toby's dad got mad and made him stay at home for 3 days because:

a)

Toby ruined his Halloween costume

b)

Toby came home late from trick--or-treating

c)

Toby argued with him

d)

All of the above

26.

The Egypt Gang finally is allowed to return to Egypt because:

a)

Toby's dad talked to Caroline

b)

The Rosses, Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Chung all talked with each other

c)

Caroline talked to the Professor

d)

The murderer was caught

27.

Before the boys show up, the three girls are afraid that:

a)

The boys don't really want to play

b)

The boys will tease them

c)

All of the above

28.

If the boys cause trouble in the Egypt Game, April plans to:

a)

Give up the whole game

b)

Punch them

c)

Tell Caroline

d)

none of the above

29.

April receives some news from Dorothea. This includes:

a)

Nick and Dorothea got married

b)

Dorothea is sending April's belongings to Casa Rosada

c)

Dorothea might get a big part in a move

d)

All of the above

30.

Melanie realizes something after watching the boys...

a)

The boys want to take control of the game

b)

Ken is only there because Toby is

c)

Ken and Toby aren't that interested in the game

31.

At the end of the chapter, Melanie and April decide:

a)

Ken and Toby will lose interest after a week or two

b)

The boys won't return at all

c)

The boys will play for awhile, then return to playing basketball

d)

All of the above

32.

Ken and Toby contribute to the decorations for Set's alter. The two best things they bring are:

a)

The preserved tarantula and the snakes

b)

A shrunken head and a stuffed owl.

c)

The real skull from a cat and a dagger

d)

Pencils and the hieroglyphic alphabet

33.

A new god is added to the Egypt Game, named Thoth. He is the:

a)

God of Evil

b)

Protector of Children

c)

God of Hieroglyphics

d)

God of Wisdom and writing

34.

April's Egyptian name is based on a cat goddess with cruel, mysterious eyes named:

a)

Nefertiti

b)

Aida

c)

Opet

d)

Bastet

35.

Toby picks the name Ramose for his Egyptian name. He was:

a)

a famous Egyptian warrior

b)

a famous wise man in Ancient Egypt

c)

an evil god who controlled people with magic spells

d)

None of the above

36.

What action is taken to distract a group of suspicious 6th grade boys who wonder what Toby and Ken are doing after school?

a)

April threatens them at recess

b)

Ken tells them he is working for his dad

c)

Melanie tells them they are all doing a research project for extra credit

d)

Toby tells them they both have after-school jobs

37.

Who read the oracle's first answer?

a)

Toby

b)

April

c)

Ken

d)

Melanie

38.

What question did Marshall leave the oracle?

a)

Who is the murderer?

b)

Who will be the next goddess in the Egypt game?

c)

Who is answering these questions?

d)

Where is Security?

39.

Marshall saw the person that attacked April. How does Marshall describe them?

a)

tall

b)

short

c)

spotted

d)

skinny

40.

Who was Prince Pete-ho-tep?

a)

Elizabeth's cat

b)

Elizabeth's bird

c)

Melanie's bird

d)

Marshall's cat

41.

April and Toby get into an argument about:

a)

What to call Petey

b)

Who will be the high priest of the dead

c)

The order of the funeral procession

d)

Who will get to design the funeral costumes

42.

The Queen Mother and Chief Mourner was

a)

Melanie

b)

Elizabeth

c)

April

d)

None of the above

43.

The Egypt Game had to stop throughout the procession several times because:

a)

Marshall was getting fussy

b)

They heard odd noises outside the fence

c)

They had to discuss what to do next

d)

Melanie had to write things down

44.

Pete-ho-tep is buried in Egyptian style because:

a)

He is anointed with oils and spices

b)

He is buried with birdseed and toys

c)

He is wrapped in strips of cloth

d)

All of the above

45.

At the end of Chapter 15, we learn that Marshall

a)

is getting tired of playing the Egypt Game

b)

has told someone about the Egypt Game

c)

knows they are being watched

d)

wants to do more parts of the ceremonies

46.

After the attack, the kids realize that the Egypt Game was:

a)

a dangerous idea

b)

a private place that was their alone

c)

a fun way to fool the adults

d)

too mysterious with way-out imagining

47.

Why does April decide to go visit the Professor without bringing Melanie along?

a)

Melanie was away with her family

b)

She wants the visit to be a secret

c)

April wanted to avoid having to take Marshall along too

d)

She had something personal to say to him

48.

April tells her mother that she does not want to visit over Christmas. This shows:

a)

April is still angry with Dorothea and wants to punish her

b)

April feels more mature and doesn't need to visit her mother

c)

April thinks the kids might be able to start the Egypt Game again

d)

April feels at home with Caroline and her new friends.

49.

In Chapter 23, April has an idea that the Professor is about to do something. What does she think he will do?

a)

Let them play the Egypt Game again

b)

Tell them he is going on a trip

c)

Return all of their belongings

d)

Give them all a Christmas present

50.

As the professor visit begins, April is afraid Toby and Ken are going to:

a)

Make fun of the Professor

b)

Start goofing around

c)

Ask for their belongings back-- especially Thoth

d)

Tell him to let them play the Egypt Game again

51.

The Professor says that someone made him see life in a new way. Who was this person?

a)

April

b)

Dorothea

c)

Anne

d)

Mrs. Chung

52.

When the Professor and his wife traveled together, he focused on studying tribes of people. Which of the following did his wife NOT do?

a)

She looked for native handcrafts

b)

She tried to help the people earn a better living

c)

She interviewed the people for a book she was writing

d)

She tried to improve the living conditions of the people

53.

The Professor's life changed dramatically when:

a)

He opened the A-Z store

b)

Anne was killed

c)

He started to teach at the university

d)

He discovered an ancient artifact

54.

The Christmas keys mean a lot to the kids because:

a)

It shows the Professor is not upset with them

b)

It shows the Professor knows how important the game is to the kids

c)

It shows the Professor is welcoming them back onto his property

d)

It shows the Professor has listened to the parents who asked him to let the kids play the game

55.

Why does April ask Melanie what she knows about Gypsies?

a)

She has a report to do for school

b)

She is thinking about a new game to play

c)

She is worried that the Egypt Game won't be as much fun as it used to be

d)

She is bored with Christmas vacation