| A | B |
|---|
| Mrs. Jensen | A nurse who has little compassion |
| Helen Kazinski | "The Beast" who ripped Conchetta's dress |
| Bobo | Had a nasty disposition but was loved by Mr. Pignati |
| John Conlan | one of the narrators who tended to prevaricate |
| Bore | Mr. Conlan |
| Mr. Pignati's favorite foods | scungilli (squid) and chocolate covered ants |
| The L and J fund | Lorraine and John's way of making some money |
| Telephone marathon | keeping strangers talking on the phone |
| Foreshadowing | "Maybe we speeded things up, but you can't say we murdered him." |
| Hyperbole | a postage-stamp-sized lawn |
| Mr. Wandermyer | John's alias (fake name) |
| Miss Truman | Lorraine's alias (fake name) |
| The Cricket | Miss Reillen - the librarian |
| prevarication | lie |
| mortified | embarrassed |
| congealed | thickened |
| avocation | hobby |
| disdain | despise; hate |
| Lorraine | the narrator who wanted to be a writer and loved psychology |
| Conchetta | Mr. Pignati's wife |
| Norton | The Marshmallow Kid |
| super colossal fruit roll | One of John's pranks |
| Tries to climb the stairs in roller skates | The cause of the Pigman's first heart attack |
| ghoul | ghost |
