1. April exhibits strange behavior during her first few days at the Casa Rosada. Why do you suppose she dresses the way she does and says such outrageous things?

2. What impresses April about the Professor? Is she a good judge of character?

Give examples.

3. What is Melanie's family background and how does it influence her behavior and the sorts of games she invents?

4. How does the Egypt Game begin?

What is there about April and Melanie that would lead to such an elaborate game? What part does Marshall play in all this?

5. Why do you suppose the girls find it necessary not only to have an altar for a good god but also one for an evil god?

Describe both altars and gods.

6. April remembers her mother now as only a blur. What do you suppose Snyder means by, "But a bright and beautiful blur...