How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
It had moved stiffly, that first time, with a reluctant rusty yelp and they peeked through into the hidden and deserted yard. It was fascinating—so weed-grown and forgotten and secret—but then came the most unbelievably wonderful part of all. (4.18)
Exploring the abandoned yard is already exciting enough, but then it gets even better. When Melanie and April set eyes on the bust of Nefertiti, they know that this place was waiting for them to discover and transform into Egypt.
Quote #5
Most of the time he spent just watching. He had watched the other Egyptians writing and planning and arguing, he had watched an ant hole in the corner of the storage yard, and every once in a while he had watched the little window in one of the walls on the land of Egypt. (14.21)
When the other kids are busy, Marshall spends more time looking around and taking in his surroundings—and therefore knows more than they do about the Professor, and that he's watching them the whole time. Pretty observant for a tot with a giant octopus.
Quote #6
Elizabeth was brokenhearted, and it was while they were trying to cheer her up that April and Melanie got the idea for the Ceremony for the Dead. (14.22)
When Elizabeth's pet parakeet dies, the Egypt Game gang knows that they have to find something new to keep her mind off the grief. And that's how they stumble on the idea of doing a ceremony for her deceased pet. For them, the best way to cope with death is to explore how to celebrate it through the eyes of another culture.