Am I right in thinking Twain has been a favorite of yours?    Yes     No

Can you recall any writers read in boyhood who left a lasting
impression on you?
    1)_________2)_________3)____________4)____________5)____________

Did you study Latin in your school years?      Yes     No

What part of England did the Stouts come from?       ______________

What part of England did the Todhunters come from?   ______________

The dedication of TO KILL AGAIN, paperback version of
THE RUBBER BAND, is dedicated to your “literary agent, RS”
Is that yourself?           Yes     No

Was BAD FOR BUSINESS written after BITTER END?       Yes     No

At the beginning of HOW LIKE A GOD the youngster tears up
a poem because he is ashamed that he has used a wording an
inexact sense. Was this episode in any sense autobiographical?  Yes  No

If the answer to the above question is No, is it allowable to
suppose that it is the sort of thing the youthful Stout might
have done?           Yes     No

Some of your early pieces appeared in Mumsey’s and Everybody’s.
Can you name a few other publications which you wrote for them?
1)____________2)____________3)____________4)____________5)_____________

Do you think that if I wrote to Jacques Barzun to sound him
out about a few of the ideas I have for the book that he would
have the inclination to reply?      Yes      No

What was your maternal grandmother’s surname?   _____________

Your paternal grandmother’s surname?

How come you’ve got a guy named Agnew in The President Vanishes?
Are you a clairvoyant? Any suggestions for making Agnew vanish? ¹

Can you give me the names and addresses of anyone who might be willing
to correspond with me about Nero Wolfe or who might have materials useful to me at this time?