The Egypt Game Chapters 5-8
Why does Marshall agree to play the game?
...because the girls told him everyone would have to bow down to him and do everything he says.
What puts a temporary stop to the Egypt game?
A little girl in the neighborhood had been killed
What is the Crocodile Stone? What do the girls do with it?
A strange dark stone that looked like it had long pointed jaws, a bulging snout and jagged teeth. The girls put it on the altar to be the mysterious and powerful source of Set's power.
What does Melanie take from April's room? How?
April's false eyelashes. She brushes her hand near them as she walks by April's dresser and they stick to her hand.
How are the rituals of the Egypt game recorded?
At first on notebook paper, but then on onionskin paper rolled on pieces of an old fishing pole so that it could be rolled and unrolled like a papyrus scroll.
Why does Mr. Ross believe that Marshall depends on Security?
Because he's had a hard time being a baby- it offended his dignity
Why do April and Melanie ask Elizabeth to join the Egypt game?
Because she looked like Nefertiti and because they both began to like her and trust her
Who moves into Casa Rosada in September? How old is she?
Elizabeth Chung, nine years old
What nickname do Toby and Ken give to April? Why is it important?
February. It is important because it meant April was no longer an outsider, she was accepted. They were teasing her like the rest of their classmates, not in a mean spirit.
How do accusations against the Professor affect his business?
He had almost no customers, only an occasional person from out of town stopped in the store.
What do Isis and Nefertiti represent?
Love and beauty and every kind of perfection
Who do the girls appoint pharaoh?
Marshall
Who organizes the efforts to invite the Professor to leave?
Mr. Schmitt
Who does Elizabeth look like to April and Melanie?
Nefertiti
What do they name the pharaoh?
Pharaoh Marshamosis
Why is April having trouble concentrating the day before school is to begin?
She is thinking of her mother, how she wants to go home to her and how she hasn't heard from her or seen her in a long while
What weighs on April's mind when she doesn't have the Egypt Game to occupy her time?
She thinks about not hearing from her mother, and about how her mother wouldn't say when April would be able to return home.
How does Elizabeth respond to the Egypt Game?
She was crazy about every part of the Game and was full of admiring comments
Why is Melanie having trouble concentrating?
She's concentrating on her plan to get rid of April's eyelashes.
What happens- unbeknownst to the girls- after they throw the boxes over the fence?
Someone inside the Professor's store pushes back the curtain and is watching them
What changes do the players notice in Egypt when they stop by briefly?
That the Crocodile Stone has moved a tiny bit and the flowers on the altar of Nefertiti stay fresh longer than they should have.
Who does Melanie suggest might be watching them through the windows?
The Professor
Who is Set?
The god of evil and black magic
Where do the girls get the rules for the Egypt game?
Their imaginations
How do the players continue the Egypt game when they are confined to the Casa Rosada?
They made things they could use when the could finally return to Egypt, like costumes
How do the sixth graders at Wilson respond to April?
They tease her and think of her as an oddball, but they are also a little scared of her and fascinated by her.
What subjects is Mr. Ross preparing to teach?
poetry and literature
Who does the community begin to believe is guilty?
the Professor
What name do Melanie and April give to Elizabeth in the game?
the queen, Neferbeth
