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    Finally, what is the name of the pony in the painting?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      Radamanthus. "Wendy Yarrow"/Dorcas tells Rosie the name of the pony when she goes into the painting the first time.

    What does the sticker that Rosie's husband puts on the back of his wheelchair say?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      I am a man who respects women. He thinks to himself "As long as they behave themselves, I respect them fine" The others are all stickers he looks at in the Women's Cultural Centre gift shop.

    Where does Bill Steiner take Rosie on their first date?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      Pop's Kitchen. Rosie is extremely relieved when she sees it, because she wouldn't feel comfortable if the place was "too difficult".

    What happened to Rosie's parents?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      Died in a car accident. Both her parents and her 16 year old brother were wiped out when a gravel truck veered across the road onto their side. Her father's head was found in a ditch 30 yards from the crash.

    What was Rosie's father's name?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      Craig McClendon. "Because things were right on track, and soon a very hard and very heavy brick wall was going to drop onto Craig McClendon's wayward little daughter, Rosie"

    Who does Rhoda Simmons say Rosie sounds like when she first hears her at the recording studio?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      Liz Taylor. In "Butterfield 8", apparently.

    What was the name of the pawn shop where Rosie bought the painting?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      Liberty City Loan & Pawn. This is where Rosie first meets Bill Steiner, whose father, Abe, owns the store.

    Rosie is asked to read a paragraph from a book outside the pawn shop where she buys the painting. What was the title of the book?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      Dark Passage. The man who asks her to read it is Rob Lefferts, who then offers her a job reading for audio books. He is extremely impressed with her breath control....a talent she developed over the years being married to Norman.

    What relation is the man in the Travellers Aid booth to Anna Stevenson, the woman who runs Daughters and Sisters?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      Ex-husband. Norman does things to Mr Slowick that he has trouble remembering later. He has a very sore jaw though...

    What is the name of the man that Rosie meets at the Travellers Aid?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      Peter Slowick. Norman calls him Thumper because he reminds him of Bambi's friend.

    What is the name of "the slutty high-yellow girl" that caused all the trouble the year of the "miscarriage" and who later shows up in Rosie's painting?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      Wendy Yarrow. Wendy causes trouble by laughing at Norman when he was looking for Richie Bender. Norman and his partner Harley Bissington then raped her and beat her up. When she turns up in the painting, it is eventually revealed that her name is Dorcas, and she is Rose Madder's "assistant".

    What did Rose's husband poke her with until she thought she would go crazy?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      Pencil. He was mostly silent during this attack, except for "making a little plosive noise under his breath every time the pencil's blunt point dug into her skin: Poo! Poo! Poo!" This is probably the most chilling attack in the whole book, I got shivers reading it! Very creepy!

    What was the name of the band playing at the Daughters and Sisters picnic?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      Indigo Girls. They were "LIVE AND IN CONCERT, 8 P.M."

    What was the original price on the painting "Rose Madder"?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      $75 or ?. Rose ends up swapping her engagement ring that she thought was worth thousands; turned out to be a fake worth about $50.

    When the man in the Travellers Aid booth writes the address of Daughters & Sisters on a business card, what does he write on the back?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      His signature. Peter Slowick signs the back of it in large writing so it can be seen through the security camera.

    How did Rosie's husband want to talk to her?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      up close. This phrase is repeated often throughout the book.

    What was the name of the man who picked Rosie's husband's ATM card out of the trash?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      Ramon Sanders. Ramon met up with Norman on a park bench to answer questions about the card. Norman felt him up for a bit, then threatened to pop his testicles by popping a tennis ball with his right hand. "I can do that with my left hand, too".

    What did Rose decide the baby's name was?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      Caroline. When she approached Norman with the name suggestion, he didn't really care one way or the other. "To Norman there had been only a tadpole that ended early."

    What year did the "miscarriage" occur?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      1985. Norman made himself a barbecued pork sandwich before cleaning up the blood while waiting for the ambulance to arrive. Nice guy!

    Easy one to start with. What is Rose's husband's name?Rose Madder - Stephen King

      Norman Daniels. Norman is an extremely unpleasant man who likes to bite!

    What name did Rosie and Bill Steiner give to their baby girl?Two Levels Of "Rose Madder" by Stephen King

      Pamela. Rosie finally receives the child she has always wanted. Thanks for playing!

    Rose Madder (the lady in the picture) had a servant. What was her name?Two Levels Of "Rose Madder" by Stephen King

      Dorcas. Dorcas reminded Rosie of Wendy Yarrow, the woman Norman raped.

    Who killed Norman Daniels?Two Levels Of "Rose Madder" by Stephen King

      Rose Madder. Rose Madder pretends to be Rosie and eats Norman with her spider-like face.

    When Gert attempted to stop Norman, she taunted him by calling him names. She stated that most men had a fixation with a certain body part. What did Gert call Norman?Two Levels Of "Rose Madder" by Stephen King

      A kidney man. Obviously, she knew about Rosie's past and how Norman had punched her many times in the kidneys.

    When Norman was trying to track down Rosie for what she did, he knew he couldn't go on with his current appearance. He shaved his hair and attended the Daughters and Sisters celebration. What fictional name did he give himself?Two Levels Of "Rose Madder" by Stephen King

      Hump Peterson . Norman even went as far as to put himself in a wheel chair and tell "Hump's" life story.

    What animal did Bill Steiner show Rosie on their first picnic?Two Levels Of "Rose Madder" by Stephen King

      Red fox. Steiner showed Rosie the red fox that just had some kits. She would later revisit that spot.

    Rose Madder made Rosie remember one phrase that would later help her out, "I ______". What does Rose Madder do?Two Levels Of "Rose Madder" by Stephen King

      repay. Rose Madder later repaid by killing Norman, the abusive ex-husband.

    What was the name of the bull that guarded the temple in the Rose Madder picture?Two Levels Of "Rose Madder" by Stephen King

      Erinyes. Erinyes had one eye and it was blind. Its other senses, however, were supercharged.

    Now, here come the tough questions. What time was the Indigo Girls' concert at the Daughters and Sister's celebration?Two Levels Of "Rose Madder" by Stephen King

      8:00 PM. Rosie had to miss this, due to later actions.

    Who was the first one to spot Norman in the city?Two Levels Of "Rose Madder" by Stephen King

      Pam. Although she didn't know it, the man she saw checking her out on the street was Rosie's killer husband.

    Rosie took up a job while in the city. She read books for pay and she enjoyed it very much. One of her books was titled "Kill All My __________". What word finishes the book title?Two Levels Of "Rose Madder" by Stephen King

      Tomorrows. Rhonda and Curtis were the two that helped Rosie along through her readings. She was supposed to read two books a month.

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