Who's That Character?
He is physically paralyzed from the poisoning, and is continually talking about the book he is writing.
Who is Uncle Julian?
This is Merricat's sister.
Who is Constance?
This is the author of the book.
Who is Shirley Jackson?
"I could make them run like rabbits, I thought."
What is a simile?
These are Merricat's three safety words.
What are Melody, Gloucester, Pegasus?
Who is Helen Clarke?
This is Merricat's cat.
Who is Jonas?
The book was published in this decade.
What is the 1960s?
"One of my eyes--the left--saw everything golden and yellow and orange..."
What is sensory language?
The washing of this kitchen dish made Constance seem especially guilty.
What is the sugar bowl?
She owns the town coffee shop, and is a bit two-faced towards Merricat.
Who is Stella?
This is the name of Merricat and Constance's father.
Who is John Blackwood?
This is the name of Shirley Jackson's other major gothic novel.
What is The Haunting of Hill House?
"The trees... breathed heavily on its roof."
What is personification?
This is where Merricat runs away to at the end of Chapter 7 and "hallucinates" a vision of her dead family.
Where is the summer house?
This is the name of Uncle Julian's doctor.
Who is Dr. Levy?
This is the name of Uncle Julian's wife.
Who is Dorothy?
He plays Cousin Charles in the movie version.
Who is Sebastian Stan?
"Our house was a castle, turreted and open to the sky."
What is a metaphor?
DAILY DOUBLE
Merricat nails this object to a tree as a safeguard, which makes Charles extremely angry.
This was the name of Merricat and Constance's younger brother.
Who is Thomas?
This is (seemingly) the name of Merricat and Constance's mother.
Who is Lucy Blackwood?
The book is partially based on the author's experiences living in this US state.
What is Vermont?
"'You are evil,' I told Charles. 'You are a ghost and a demon.'"
What is hyperbole and/or metaphor?
This man, who Merricat says she "likes" on the first page of the book, was an English noble who lived in the 1400s (and was possibly a bit murderous).
Who is Richard Plantagenet?