Category 1
What is the nickname of the apartment building where April moves to live with her grandmother?
Casa Rosada
What secret hobby does Melanie keep hidden inside an old, dull geography book?
Answer: Her collection of paper dolls.
Who do the girls appoint to play the role of the young pharaoh in their game?
Answer: Marshall (Pharaoh Marshamos).
Who moves into Casa Rosada in September and becomes a potential new player in the game?
Answer: Elizabeth Chung.
What ancient writing system do April and Melanie research at the library to write secret messages to each other?
Answer: Hieroglyphics.
What does April wear when she wants to look sophisticated, mysterious, and acts aloof around others?
Answer: Fake eyelashes (and an old fur hat/stole).
What item does Marshall, Melanie's four-year-old brother, carry with him everywhere he goes?
Answer: Security (his stuffed octopus).
What evil Egyptian god do the children choose to be the main villain/antagonist of their game?
Answer: Set.
What famous ancient Egyptian queen do April and Melanie think Elizabeth looks like?
Answer: Queen Nefertiti.
What specific reason does April give to her grandmother, Caroline, for refusing to call her "Grandma"?
Answer: She says it sounds too old and unsophisticated, preferring to call her "Caroline" instead.
What kind of business does the mysterious man known as "The Professor" run?
Answer: An antique and curio shop (A-Z Antiques).
Where do April and Melanie spend almost every day during the month of August?
Answer: The public library.
What item does Melanie secretly hide from April's room because she is worried it will prevent April from fitting in at school?
Answer: April's fake eyelashes.
What nickname do the girls give to Elizabeth when she joins the Egypt Game?
Answer: Neferbeth.
Which ancient Egyptian concept or ritual inspires the children to turn their storage yard into a sanctuary for the dead?
Answer: The Opening of the Mouth ceremony (or the preparation for mummification/afterlife rituals).
What line of work does April tell the Professor she wants to enter when she grows up?
Answer: Archeology.
How do April, Melanie, and Marshall access the deserted storage yard behind A-Z Antiques?
Answer: Through a loose board in the wooden fence.
How do April and Melanie write down and record the secret rituals of the Egypt Game?
Answer: On onion-skin paper rolled onto wooden dowels to make "scrolls".
How does Elizabeth react when April and Melanie invite her to join their secret game?
Answer: She is eager, enthusiastic, and fits right into the game.
What was the exact name of the character/family April created for her paper doll set, which she shared with Melanie?
Answer: The "Paper People" (or the families she cut out of magazines like the Hollywood set).
Who is the first person to witness the children playing in the abandoned yard through a dusty back window?
Answer: The Professor.
What small bust statue do the children find in the abandoned yard that April considers a sacred "message from the past"?
Answer: A bust/figure of Nefertiti.
What special item do the girls discover on their walk home that becomes a sacred symbol on Set's altar?
Answer: The Crocodile Stone.
What pet bird does Elizabeth's family bring with them that eventually gets integrated into their Egyptian rituals?
Answer: A pet parrot (named Pete).
What specific physical detail about the Professor's shop window makes the children believe he might be a dark or mysterious figure?
Answer: It is covered in a thick layer of dust and grime, making it nearly impossible to see inside clearly.