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Tough 'Talisman' Quiz

This quiz is for lovers of 'The Talisman' story. The questions will tease your memory and make you want to reread the book. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by leone. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
leone

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
74,622

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3403

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What does Jack call the drink his mother refers to? Hint

An elementary margarita

An elementary gin and tonic

An elementary martini

An elementary tom collins

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does Jack call his 'trips' before he knows he is taking them as a little boy? Hint

The doldroms

The faraway place

The imaginaries

The daydreams

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is Speedy's 'other name? Hint

Parkis

Parkus

Parks

Parkers

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Jack's mother's name? What is her twinner's name? Hint

Lila and Lorne

Lily and Laura

Lisa and Linda

Linda and Laura

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is the friend that Jack has to convince? Hint

Richard

Randolph

Robert

Roger

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does Jack's friend call his stories of the territories? Hint

Seapoint island stuff

Seabridge island stuff

Seabrook island stuff

Seathorne island stuff

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Question 7 of 10

7. From what town is the newspaper that Jack carries so protectively while hitching a ride from Buddy Parkins? Hint

Akron

Anne's Towne

Austin

Angola

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the street performer whom Jack thinks is Speedy?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. How does Wolf know who Jack's father was? Hint

Jack looks like him

Jack smells like him

Jack walks like him

Jack talks like him

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Question 10 of 10

10. Does the queen survive at the end of the story?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does Jack call the drink his mother refers to?

Answer: 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.

2. What does Jack call his 'trips' before he knows he is taking them as a little boy?

Answer: The daydreams

Jack believes his glimpses of the territories are daydreams.

3. What is Speedy's 'other name?

Answer: Parkus

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

4. What is Jack's mother's name? What is her twinner's name?

Answer: Lily and Laura

Very easy if you read this recently!

5. Who is the friend that Jack has to convince?

Answer: Richard

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

6. What does Jack's friend call his stories of the territories?

Answer: Seabrook island stuff

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

7. From what town is the newspaper that Jack carries so protectively while hitching a ride from Buddy Parkins?

Answer: 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.

8. What is the name of the street performer whom Jack thinks is Speedy?

Answer: Snowball

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

9. How does Wolf know who Jack's father was?

Answer: Jack smells like him

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

10. Does the queen survive at the end of the story?

Answer: Yes

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

Source: Author leone

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