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Scotland. Richard Mayhew is from Scotland. He went to London to take a job in Securities.
An umbrella. The walnut cake is given to Richard by his mother for his journey to London; the hunting knife is given to him by Hunter as she died; and the crow's feather is a gift from Old Bailey.
A knife wound in the arm. Door was stabbed in the upper arm by Ross, one of Croup and Vandemar's hired goons.
| After getting her wound patched up, Door requests Richard to fetch someone for her. Who is this person she asks for? | "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman
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Marquis de Carabas. Door asks for the Marquis de Carabas, whom her father Lord Portico said she could trust in moments of dire need.
Harrods. Richard had to cross Knightsbridge to get to Harrods. HMS Belfast was where the subsequent Floating Market was held. Big Ben was where Anaesthesia got her quartz necklace.
a hooker. Richard mistook Hunter as a hooker because she said she "sells personal physical services" for a living.
a fox and a wolf.. This is stated in page 32 of the novel. On page 33 one will find the bald statement that they looked nothing like brothers.
| The marquis de Carabas gave Mr. Croup a piece of sculpture in exchange for information. What Chinese dynasty was it from? | "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman
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T'ang. Mr. Croup appears to be an avid collector of the figurines. However, he actually relishes in their destruction.(pg.210)
Its role - or lack of - in the sinking of Atlantis. Page 322 mentions Atlantis, but does not give a definite answer on the question of Islington's involvement in its sinking.
Fourteen. Of all fourteen doors, only thirteen would open. The fourteenth opened to a brick wall.
Bright Green. Coraline and her mother went to a department store to buy Coraline school clothes, where Coraline stumbled upon the gloves. Her mother refused to buy them.
| The other residents in the house got Coraline's name confused; they call her something else. What do they call her? | Neil Gaiman's "Coraline"
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Caroline. Coraline gives up trying to correct them about her name.
The old man upstairs. The old man upstairs was known to be crazy. Nobody believed that he really had a rat circus. He actually did.
In the abondoned theater. Coraline had to go on a search to find the children's souls so she could save them, her parents and herself from the other mother.
They had buttons for eyes. Coraline's other mother actually wanted to sew buttons on Coraline's eyes so Coraline would have to be their daughter instead of her real parents.
Apple. While she was in her real flat, Coraline was bored and wrote a story about a girl named Apple who liked to dance until her feet turned into sausages.
In the snowglobe. Coraline was trying to escape her other mother's clutches, and made a quick grab for the snowglobe, which held her parents.
She threw the key to the door down the well and the hand of the other mother went down too.. After she did this, Coraline felt at ease. The three children were safe and so were her parents. She had conquered a real mission.
October 21st, 4004 B.C.. Actually, it was around 9:00 am; well, about a quarter hour away actually.
Aziraphale. He once guarded Eden with a flaming sword, then decided to give it away.
rare book dealer. He even owned a book written by William Shakespeare called "The Comedie of Robin Hoode."
Bentley. Though, near the end of the book it becomes a burning shell that used to resemble a Bentley.
none. "Angels simply don't dance. It's one of the distinguishing characteristics that marks an angel. They may listen appreciatively to the Music of the Spheres, but they don't feel the urge to get down and boogie to it."
Queen. Then it becomes interesting, when Freddie Mercury sings everything.
Wasabi. It was a small little Asian car that no one could ever recognize.
Embarrassing Personal Problems. Then the four horsemen's names that followed War, Famine, Death and Pollution were Grievous Bodily Harm, Cruelty to Animals, Things not working properly even after you've given them a good thumping, and Really Cool People.
Pollution. Pestilence quit in 1936, complaining about penicillin.
--Let me know what you guys think of the quiz. This is the first one I've ever made, any comments would be very appreciated.
Odin. Wednesday = Woden's Day = Odin's Day. Get it?
to attend his wife's funeral.. At the start of the book, Shadow knows he is up for parole soon. But he has a feeling of foreboding, and is afraid he won't get out of jail. Just a few days before his release date, the warden calls Shadow into his office and tells him he is getting out a few days early because his wife is dead.
all of these (spits in Laura's coffin, places a sprig of violets in Laura's coffin, makes a pass at Shadow). In Chapter Two, Shadow attends Laura's funeral. Audrey Burton, Robbie's wife, approaches Laura's coffin. She places a sprig of violets on Laura's chest, spits on her face, and walks out of the room. Shadow catches up with her and asks her why she did it.
Audrey explains that violets were Laura's favorite flower. As for the spitting, she says, "I would have thought that was obvious." When she realizes Shadow doesn't know what she is talking about, she tells Shadow that Robbie and Laura died while engaging in a sexual act in the car. She then propositions him and drives off in a huff after Shadow turns her down.
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