The Storyteller
Name a reason Josef Weber initially seeks out Sage Singer
To seek forgiveness from a Jewish person, to help him die by suicide.
What is the primary, devastating caveat to Addie's eternal life that makes human connection impossible?
Nobody remembers her.
What is the name of the socialite found hanging in the mansion?
Lauren Betancourt
Where does Nick initially encounter Quinn?
In his dreams
What was the purpose of Teddy's visit to Shutter Island?
To investigate the disappearance of a patient, Rachel Solando //// He was seeking revenge against a patient, Andrew Laeddis for murdering his wife //// He was admitted as a patient.
What is the name of the concentration camp that Josef Weber worked at as an SS officer?
Auschwitz
What is the name Addie eventually gives to the dark-haired stranger who granted her wish, and how long does their intimate relationship last?
Addie names him Luc, and their sexual relationship lasts three decades (from 1952 to 1982).
What is Simons profession?
Simon is a lawyer
What is Nick Reilly's professional field?
Science
What is Chucks true identity?
What was Josef Weber's true identity?
Franz, Josef's younger brother.
What is the reason Henry remembers Addie?
Because he, too, made a deal with Luc
Name the motive behind Simons decades-long grudge?
He seeks revenge, because he blames Lauren for the downfall of his family.
Quinn and Nick's shared dream experiences suggest they might be:
Traveling to a shared past
What number is said to be most commonly obsessed over by many superstitious and/or mentally ill people?
13
What significant sources of guilt plague Sage at the beginning of the story?
A car accident that killed her mother. Her affair with Adam, a married funeral home director.
What does Addie often leave behind as a small act of defiance against being forgotten?
Small drawings or marks
What was Christian Newsome's real name?
Nicholas Caracci
Name a characteristic of Quinn Stewart that Nick finds "irresistible" in his dreams.
Her personality, Her knowledge of him
What did Teddy Daniels do in an effort to distract guards from his escape attempt?
He lit Dr.Cawley's car on fire.
While in Auschwitz, what kind of story does Minka get caught writing, and how does this connect her to Franz?
Minka was working on a story about a vampiric creature called an upiór. Franz was drawn in by her story, seeing himself in her remorseful antagonist, which led him to employ her as his secretary instead of punishing her.
What kind of artist encountered by Addie during her life, and created lasting work directly inspired by her, even if they later forget her influence?
An influential photographer in mid-19th-century New York
How much money was secured in Simon's trust fund?
Twenty million
At what age was Quinn initially brought to the clinic for recurring nightmares?
Four.
At the end of the novel, following the apparent culmination of the doctors' therapy, what is Teddy Daniels's final, significant spoken line to Dr. Sheehan, that hints at his ultimate choice?
"Gotta find a way off this rock"