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    The Talisman

    What was Lily Cavanaugh Sawyer's nickname?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      Queen of the Bs . This is because all the films she did were 'B-Rated' films.

    What was the favorite Creedence Clearwater Revival song that their driver liked to listen to over and over?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      Run Through the Jungle. 'Good tune, Jack! Heavy! Wolf! God-pounding heavy tune!'

    Who was waiting for Jack and Richard to drive them back to New Hampshire?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      Another Wolf. This Wolf was Jack's Wolf's litter brother.

    What was the name of the black hotel that held the Talisman captive?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      The Agincourt. The hotel was pretty much alive, and did whatever it could to keep Jack from getting the Talisman. But of course, it failed.

    Richard is also single-natured. What was his twinner's name?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      Rushton. Rushton wandered into a small lake by his house as his parents were fooling around. He drowned in the Territories, but he too was also saved in the regular world by the marvels of modern technlogy.

    Jack is single-natured because his twinner died. What was his twinner's name?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      Jason. To the people of the Territories, Jason is like Jesus. They use his name as a blessing, or as a blasphemy. Jason died when Jack almost died. Jack was almost smothered as a baby in his crib by a pillow wielded by Morgan. We can only guess the Jason died much the same way. The only reason that Jack lived was because he was discovered quickly, and Phil Sawyer performed CPR.

    What does Richard call the unexplained, the impossible, and the nonsensical?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      Seabrook Island Stuff. As kids, they used to go to a place called Seabrook Island, and that was where they used to play their pretend games. That's why Richard calls stuff that should be pretend 'Seabrook Island Stuff.'

    What is the name of the school Jack's buddy Richard attends?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      Thayer. Etheridge is one of the older boys that attend Thayer, Durmstrangs is from Harry Potter, and Clinton is my school.

    What is Sunlight Gardener's twinner's name?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      Osmond. These two are far more similar than Morgan Sloat and Morgan of Orris. They both have that dancing craziness about them.

    What was the name of the boy in the home, who tries to run away, and who is befriended by Jack?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      Ferd Janklow. When Wolf and Jack later flip into the Territories in the bathroom at the home, they flip into one of Morgan of Orris's pits, where people are slaves of horrible gargoyle type things, and Jack sees Ferd.

    What was the name of the home for troubled boys that Jack and Wolf were sent to?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      Sunlight Home. The motto for the Sunlight Home was something like 'Put a little Sunlight in your soul.'

    What was the phrase Jack's friend Wolf said all the time?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      right here and now. He also said 'Wolf!' a lot, but i think that was supposed to be some sort of bark or something.

    What is the name of the scarfaced captain who helps Jack see the Queen?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      Captain Farren. Captain Farren drags Jack around, yelling at him for not washing all the flagstones as a coverup to get Jack in to see the queen.

    What is the name of Morgan Sloat's twinner?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      Morgan of Orris. Morgan of Orris is in body shape, nothing like Morgan Sloat. Morgan of Orris is skinny, and has a clubbed foot. Morgan Sloat is a somewhat large man, with perfectly normal feet.

    What is the name of his woman?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      Lori. Lori seems to like being slapped around by Smokey, because whenever he hits her, she always gets this expression, like this is the way things are supposed to be.

    What is the name of the cruel proprietor of the Oatley Tap that practically holds Jack hostage?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      Smokey Updike . Smokey Updike always has a white paper cook's hat perched on his head at a precarious angle.

    What is the name of the amusement park the man mentioned above works at?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      Arcadia Fun World.

    What is the name of the old black man that befriends Jack?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      Speedy . Although Lester 'Speedy' Parker is far from fast, that's his nickname.

    What is the name of the other world Jack learns about from his old, black friend?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      The Territories. The Territories is a medieval place, and they speak another language there, that you speak automatically.

    What is the name of the hotel in New Hampshire that the story begins at?Stephen King and Peter Straub's ' The Talisman'

      The Alhambra. This is where Lily and Phil came for two weeks,when they heard that Lily won her award. This was where she spent the happiest two weeks of her life, and where little Jacky was conceived.

    Does the queen survive at the end of the story?Tough 'Talisman' Quiz

      Yes. In the epilogue, we are told that in her bedroom the queen of the territories opens her eyes.

    How does Wolf know who Jack's father was?Tough 'Talisman' Quiz

      Jack smells like him. 'Wolfs remember all smells. You smell just like him.'

    What is the name of the street performer whom Jack thinks is Speedy?Tough 'Talisman' Quiz

      Snowball . Jack meets this character at a mall, where he is playing a guitar for money.

    From what town is the newspaper that Jack carries so protectively while hitching a ride from Buddy Parkins?Tough 'Talisman' Quiz

      Angola. The town is Angola and the newspaper is a month old. It features a report of a freak earthquake at a construction site, and Jack believes he is responsible for it.

    What does Jack's friend call his stories of the territories?Tough 'Talisman' Quiz

      Seabrook island stuff. This has always been Richard's explanation for Jack's stories of the territories.

    Who is the friend that Jack has to convince?Tough 'Talisman' Quiz

      Richard. Richard Sloat is Jack's best friend and Morgan's son. Richard knows a little more than Jack had anticipated

    What is Jack's mother's name? What is her twinner's name?Tough 'Talisman' Quiz

      Lily and Laura. Very easy if you read this recently!

    What is Speedy's 'other name?Tough 'Talisman' Quiz

      Parkus. When Jack meets Captain Farren, Jack calls his friend Speedy Parker. Captain Farren speaks of a brown man known as Parkus.

    What does Jack call his 'trips' before he knows he is taking them as a little boy?Tough 'Talisman' Quiz

      The daydreams. Jack believes his glimpses of the territories are daydreams.

    What does Jack call the drink his mother refers to?Tough 'Talisman' Quiz

      An elementary martini. Jack and his mother are checking into the Alhambra when this little line pops up. It is how they tease one another.

    What was the name of the home they were taken to? "The Talisman"

      Sunlight Home. The Sunlight Home, of course. Sunlight Gardner was the leader, with his little boys running around doing his bidding and making him rich.

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