1. April displays unusual behavior during her initial days at Casa Rosada. Why do you think she dresses in such a unique manner and makes such bold statements?

2. What qualities of the Professor impress April? Is she capable of accurately assessing character? Provide examples.

3. What is Melanie's family background, and how does it shape her actions and the types of games she creates?

4. How does the Egypt Game start? What characteristics of April and Melanie lead to such a detailed game? What role does Marshall play in this?

5. Why do you think the girls feel the need to have altars for both a benevolent god and a malevolent god? Describe these altars and their respective gods.

6. April recalls her mother as a mere blur. What do you think Snyder means by, "But a bright and beautiful blur, no matter how distant, was better than a reality that was dull and gray."? What has her relationship with her mother been like?

7. How does Elizabeth's arrival at Casa Rosada alter the Egypt Game?

8. When a second child in the neighborhood is found murdered, why do you think the community quickly suspects the Professor? Why does April believe in his innocence? Why does the rest of the group want to support her belief?

9. How do Toby and Ken modify the game? What makes the game appealing to them?

10. What brings the Egypt Game to an end? Do you think it is plausible that the game continued for so long without anyone besides the Professor and the two boys discovering it?

11. Instead of losing their private play area at the end of the novel, each group member receives a key to the storage space. How will this affect the game? What indicates that April and Melanie still have many ideas?

12. April's attitude towards her grandmother shifts from indifference to love and reliance. How has her relationship with her mother evolved? Provide examples.