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Comprehension Questions
BY: CAROLINA PEA AND VALENTINA PEA
Chapter 1: The Discovery of Egypt
1. Who owns the Antique store?
The person that owns the Antique store was the Professor.
2. Where is the store located?
The store was located in a town in California, on a street called Orchard Avenue
3. How do people in the community generally feel about the Professor?
They felt that the professor was a strange man because he was not normal
at all, he did different things and he scared Melanie and his brother.
4. Who first witnesses the Egypt Game?
The witnesses where Marshall, Melanie and April. Also the mom of Melanie
and Marshall
5. What are the names of the three children the Professor watches through the window?
The names of the three people that the professor saw were April, the girl named
Melanie that was African American and his brother Marshall.
6. What is Marshall carrying with him?
He was carrying his toy that was an Octopus.
Chapter 2: Enter April
1.
What does April Hall sometimes call herself?
His real name was April Hall but sometimes she call herself April Dawn.
2.
What is the name of the building where April comes to live?
The name of the building was on an old California-Spanish apartment house, called the Casa
Rosanda.
3.
Who is Dorothea?
She was her beautiful and glamorous mother.
4.
Who is Caroline?
She was the mother of Dorothea, the grandmother of April.
5.
What happened to Aprils father?
What happened to Aprils father was that he died in an accident before April
even had a chance to get to know of him.
6.
Where does Caroline work?
Caroline worked at being a Singer and she was the replacement in some
movies that they do.
7.
Who is April supposed to check in with before leaving the building?
Caroline tell April that she had to report to Mrs. Rossbefore she left the building.
8.
What does April purchase from the drug store?
She purchases false eyelashes from the drug store.
9.
Why is April impressed by the man at A-Z?
Because he seem very strange and also he was like with bad temperament, so he didnt talked
to April and April was very impressed from him.
10. What does April tell the man she wants to be when she grows up?
I think April tells him some things about the mysterious things she found in there from Egypt.
Chapter 3: Enter Melanieand Marshall
1.
Why is Melanie hopeful as she knocks on Apartment 312?
She hopes that April wanted to go with her and that she pleases to her, she also hopes that she
would be another nice friend.
2.
What is Melanies initial reaction when April opens the door?
She was impacted; she opened her mouth because she was impressed on April, on how she
was different.
3.
Why doesnt April think Melanie will like her?
She didnt expect that Melanie like her, because kids not all the time did it. But she tried to
make a different impression so Melanie will like her
4.
How does April first describe her mothers job to Melanie?
Well first she was very excited about the life of the mother of April so she told that the mom of
April was a famous singer and that also she appeared in the films
5.
What is Melanies favorite occupation?
Melanies favorite occupation is to read and imagine friends from books and play with them
because she doesnt have someone with whom she can play.
6.
What does Melanie keep hidden in the dull-looking old geography book?
She kept some papers that where characters from histories, and usually she uses to play with
them.
7.
How does April react to Melanies secret hobby?
She reacted well, she dint tell bad things to Melanie about it, she only asked what was that and why
does she have it to because she thought that was for other things.
8.
What name does Melanie give to the games that the girls play?
The name that they put for the game was imaginary games or also paper families game.
Chapter 4: The Egypt Girls
1.Where do Melanie and April go almost every day in August?
They went to the library to read some book about the Egypts.
2.How do April and Melanie earn the name the Egypt girls?
They earn that name because they began to work into their own alphabet
for writing secret messages, and because they go so much time to the
library
3.Why are April and Melanie worried about the start of school?
Well April was worried about how would she make friends and all that in her first day of school,
and she worried on how other people would look at her. Melanie wondered how their friends of
school will treat April and how they will accept her because she was really different from others.
4.What aspect of Aprils appearance most concerns Melanie?
I think that what concerned Melanie was like all because April was really different from the
others.
5.What reason does April give Melanie for her feelings about Caroline?
She tell that it was not that she didnt like Caroline the thing was that she was like very
pending on her and that was what she didnt like.
6.What do April, Marshall, and Melanie find in the deserted yard that April considers a
Beautiful messenger from out of the ancient past?
If I am not wrong they found a little message and a sculpture about Nefertiti and the beautiful queen of
ancient Egypt.
Chapter 5: The Evil God and the Secret Spy
1. Who does Melanie suggest might be watching them through the
window?
She suggested that maybe the Professor was watching them thought the window.
2. Who do the girls appoint pharaoh?
The girls appoint pharaoh at Marshall, the little brother of Melanie for his toy.
3. What do they name the pharaoh?
To the end of September a new girl moved to the Casa Rosada, her name was
Elizabeth Chung she had nine years old,
2. Who does Elizabeth look like to April and Melanie?
To April and Melanie Elizabeth look like one girl from The Egypt Game.
Since the accident, none of the parents have let their kids outside for
their safety.
They also won't let them out for Halloween since in the dark and in
costumes makes it more unsafe.
However, the kids are really sad about this, so a plan is revised that dads can
chaperone the kids in big groups so that they can stay safe. The chaperones for
the Casa Rosada are Mr.Kamata and Mr.Barkley.
2. What is Aprils plan for revisiting Egypt?
April decided, the Egypt gang all stayed together, there might be a chance to slip
away from the big group to pay a visit to Egypt.
3. What costumes do April, Elizabeth, Melanie, and Marshall wear for Halloween?
April, Elizabeth, Melanie and Marshall wear the (Egyptian Costumes) for
Halloweeen.
4. What token does April claim Set and Isis have sent to the players as a
summons?
5. What are the players watching for as they trick-or-treat?
A secret omen that will cue them to return to Egypt
Chapter 10: The Return to Egypt
1. Who do the girls run into while trick-or-treating?
The girls run into while trick-or-treat Toby Alvillar and Ken Kamata.
2. Describe Ken and Tobys costumes.
The costumes of Ken and Toby were "The new american" and a monster.
3. What does the Egypt gang claim to be the secret omen?
The "secret omen" the children had been waiting for is a shooting star, signalling
their ability to return to Egypt.
Chapter 11: Egypt Invaded
1. What does April declare the Crocodile God demands for sacrifice?
Marshall have a question of what is a sort of bloody, so April decide that the gods
will tell them what sacrifice will be made , and for them the Crocodile stone was
the sacred symbol of the set, and they think that after they touch the sacred
symbol, they will receive a message from what sacrifice to do.
2. What does Marshall mumble under his breath after April tells him not to yell?
As Marshall was yelling, April tell him to shut up because some one can hear
them, but then Marshall realise that they have already had hear.
3. What do the players decide to use for sacrifices?
They decide to sacrifice the fingernails and hair.
4. What happens at the end of the Ceremony of Sacrifice?
As they finish the ceremony and prepare to leave, they spot a misshapen figure
climbing over the fence, and leaping forward to land in the middle of Egypt.
Chapter 12: Elizabethan Diplomacy
1.Who enters Egypt uninvited?
Toby and Ken were the ones that enter to the yard but April recognize them.
2.Why does Elizabeth invite the boys to join their game?
Well as there was Ken and Toby who entered to the yard who think that their
intrusion is very funny, which angers April so much that she wants to punch them
in the nose. Elizabeth comes up with the solution to ask them to join the game,
figuring that if they join they won't rat out the Egyptians and spoil the game.
3.Who does Melanie credit with saving the Egypt game after outsiders
discover the games existence?
Melanie credit Toby and Ken because as she will join the game they will need to
keep the secret so they do it.
4.Why does Melanie think that Elizabeths method is successful?
Because no one of them want that the Egypt Game get discovered, so if they let
that Toby and Ken join it then they will keep silence and will have more gamers in
the game.
Chapter 13: Moods and Maybes
1. Why do Melanies parents argue about the kids playing outside?
The parents are still reluctant to let their children outdoors because of the murder
case, but they finally decide to allow them as long as they stay in larger groups.
2. Why is April in a bad mood?
April is nervous and depressed as she got a letter from her mother Dorothea,
telling that she married her manager Nick and moved in with him. She states that
there is no room for April, and plans to send April's remaining things to Casa
Rosada.
3. What kind of list does Toby ask the girls to make? What does he plan to do
with it?
As they were all leaving, a little before 5:30, Toby asked the girls to write down
the names of some of the best books about Egypt. He was planning to go to the
library that evening to check some out.
Chapter 14: Hieroglyphics
1. What do Toby and Ken bring to Egypt?
Toby and Ken bring several objects to the storage yard to decorate the "temple",
such as rubber insects, a dagger, an animal skull and a stuffed owl.
2. Who is Thoth?
They name the owl Thoth after the bird-headed god of wisdom and writing.
3. Why does Toby think they should finish the alphabet of hieroglyphics?
The boys also finish the hieroglyphic alphabet that the girls started, and use it to
write secret private messages.
4. What do the players want to purchase with the money they earn?
The Egyptian writing told how hieroglyphics were considered magical works of art
as well as writing, and because they were always done in many bright colors, it
was decided that some sets of colored pens were necessary. So the game was
suspended for a couple of afternoons while money was raised to buy the pens.
5. List the players Egyptian names and hieroglyphic symbols.
Ken is Horemheb, named after a pharaoh and commander. His symbol is a bloody
sword
Toby is Ramose, named after a famous wise man. His symbol is an owl head
Marshall is Pharaoh Marshamosis. His symbol is the double crown of Egypt
April is Bastet, named after a feline goddess. Her symbol is a cat head with
earrings
4.
What happens to April after she climbs through the board in the fence?
April pass and the big crooked nails on which it swung let out a wild rusty shriek.
5.
What does April wonder about Marshalls behavior as she is being
attacked?
6.
Who finally calls for help?
From the inside of the storage yard, there was a splintering crash and a strange
hoarse shout said Help!.
7.
What happens to Aprils attacker?
Aprils attacker was gone.
Chapter 21: The Hero
1.
Where do Marshall and April go after leaving Egypt?
After leaving Egypt Marshall and April go to the police station.
2.
Who is Inspector Grant?
Was the man who was asking some questions to Marshall, he was a policeman.
3.
How does Marshall describe the man who grabs April?
Marshall describes the man who grabs April as a big, old man, with orange hair.
4.
Who does Marshall identify as the man who called for help?
Marshall identify that the professor was the man who called for help.
5.
What does April call Caroline for the first time?
April call Caroline for the first time Grandma.
6.
Who is the man who commits the crimes?
The man who commits the crimes was a big stocky man, with red hair and blotchy
red brown freckles from Schmitt's Variety Store.
7.
How does Marshalls participation in the capture change his behavior?
He did not change a lot it justs change that he start leaving Security at home
when he went places.
Chapter 22: Gains and Losses
1.
What happens to the land of Egypt after April is attacked?
The land of Egypt was boarded up, Egypt was lost and gone forever.
2.
What is the Professors real name?
The real name of the Professor was Dr. Huddleston.
3.
Who begins working at the Professors store?
Mrs. Chung began to work at the Professor's store.
4.
What objects does the Professor show to April?
The Professor show April two things: a flat piece of marble with dim hieroglyphics
on it, and a small head of glowing milky white. That is alabaster.
5.
To whom did the items the Professor showed to April once belong?
Those things once belongs to his wife.
6.
How does April respond to Dorotheas letter?
She answer the letter with no much happiness, and not nearly as much anger to
be asked so.
Chapter 23: Christmas Keys
1.
Who asks to see the Egypt gang on Christmas Eve?
Caroline asked April to phone all the members of the Egypt gang and ask them to
come to the Halls for just a few minutes, that night after dinner.
2.
What reason does the Professor give for wanting to meet with the group?
The Professor was waiting for the group because he want to tell them his story
seen he was a young man.
3.
What is the Professors former profession?
He was a really Professor at the university his subject was anthropology.
4.
How did A-Z store get started?
The A-Z store was Anne idea, at the beginning the idea was to make it an outlet
for some of the native handicrafts from areas they have worked.
5.
What information does the Professor give about the oracle?
He decided to play the part of the oracle, because he felt the obligation to tell
them where was Security, as he already know.
6.
What does the Professor give each member of the Egypt gang?
He gave each of the Egypt gang member a new shiny key, they had a long chain
to wear around their necks, and on the head part it was engraved each one's
name.
7.
Why does April feel sad after the children receive their keys?
Shee feel that is not going to be the same when they go to Egypt again.
8.
What question does April pose to Melanie at the end of the novel?
She ask Melanie: what do you know about Gypsies?