James Whitehead's interrogatory when giving advice.
What is "can I give you a tip"?
100
The name of the play where Chaney's character was an insect?
What is "The millennium Bug"?
100
The game Papa played in front of the fireplace for about ten minutes or so with the children.
What is "Gin Rummy"?
100
A place Mother created in our Kineo home solely for the kids if they fighting or not getting along or needed time alone from each other.
What is the "peace room"?
100
The two sports Grampa won trophies for playing so well
What is "ping pong" and "bowling"?
200
The collector cards Paley was not allowed to take to Maplewood.
What is "Pokeman"?
200
Chaney's invisible friend when he was a child.
Who was "Nin-Nin"?
200
The beautiful sound Papa described in writing when he wrote home to the kids about things when he was first going to Brazil
What is "the birds outside the window"?
200
Mother's maxim she wanted the kids to express aloud to each other if they were fighting, as a statement of resolution.
What is "We are brothers we are friends." ?
200
The specific area the kids liked to be when we all vacationed at Higgins Beach.
What is "the tidal pool"?
300
The Portland Police Horse that Paley immortalized and was interviewed on TV for doing so
Who is "Harry"?
300
The Crime and Punishment character who Penny immortalized.
Who is "Avdotya Raskolnikov"?
300
The little corner store Papa frequented, carrying Chaney and Paley as babies in a baby back-pack on weekends or summer mornings
What is "Penny Wise"?
300
A repetitive chant our kids invented, invoking the names of two people at the Alzheimer's Association when visiting that office and playing hide-and-seek?
What is "No'man, Christin be right back"?
300
The person at Riverton whose name because the random joke at random times in the house or among children and family
Who is "Mrs. Jelinus"?
400
The sound made in the competitive game involving the overpass / underpasses we played during drives with Mama while Papa was in Brazil
What is "beep-beep"?
400
Chaney's montessori school in Falmouth
What is "Pine Grove"?
400
The sledding place Papa took Chaney and Paley
What is "the crater" at Evergreen Cemetery?
400
This is the name of Mama's personified automobile on Kineo Street that Papa put a bandaid on when Mama said the car's feelings were hurt.
What is "Betty"?
400
A holiday in June unique to this family only.
What is "Disobey Parents Day"? (june 17)
500
A sleepover activity of playing hide and seek outside in the dark
What is "flashlight tag"?
500
Chaney's first job with a uniform
What is "McDonalds"?
500
Papa's four longtime male friends on Long Island (not all living)
Who is "John, Eddie, Joe, Dennis"?
500
Mama's friend from Brain Injury Association who had llamas
Who is "Marcia Cooper"?
500
In our old neighborhood, the name of the German Shephard on Lorrain Street who Chaney and Paley were initially afraid of, and the four parents' first names on Frye Street at the woods
What is "Ginger"? And, "Laura, Jess, Dan and Mary"?