How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
A mysterious and beautifully drawn page of hieroglyphics got loose in the sixth-grade class at Wilson School and was passed around and puzzled over by everyone, including the teacher; but no one came even close to figuring it out. (14.16)
The hieroglyphics are put to the test when one of the kids' notes gets loose in the sixth-grade classroom. And the note does exactly what it's supposed to: totally baffle everyone who looks at it.
Quote #8
It wasn't that Marshall hadn't taken any interest in hieroglyphic writing, because he had. As a matter of fact, he could almost do a better job of reading and writing in Egyptian than he could in English. (14.21)
Marshall tries really hard to learn the hieroglyphic language, and is in fact better at it than he is at written English. But don't worry too much about his literacy: he's only four years old, so written language isn't exactly at the top of his list right now, anyway.
Quote #9
When the Egyptians had assembled the next afternoon, bringing their offerings of oil and spice and salt and perfume, Toby—Ramose—gave a little talk on how to prepare a mummy. It was a good speech, but suffered from frequent interruptions because Bastet and Aida had read the same book and had some ideas of their own. (15.21)
Things don't always go smoothly for the Egyptians. The girls and boys often have different ideas about how to do things, and they have to talk it out in order to reach a peaceful resolution. But even with their fancy Egyptian names, they're up to the challenge.