2. Why didn't Marshall like people to say "baby-sitter"?

3.Why do you think Marshall did not yell for help?

4.When the inspector said that the professor could not give an alibi for the other times, what did he mean?

5. At the end of the chapter called "The Hero," Marshall decides he does not need to carry Security around much anymore. Why do you think he made that decision?

6. Why did all the neighbors start shopping at the Professor's shop?

7. Why do you think April told her mom that she could not come for Christmas?

8. In the last chapter, the Professor class himself a "dusty junkyard." This kind of comparison is called a metaphor. Explain what you think this metaphor means.

9. Why did the Professor write the answer to the last question to the oracle?

10 When the kids go back to Egypt after Christmas, do you think things will be the same or different from before? Explain your reasoning.