Alex Forbes attends a boarding school where his father is principal. A new student, Nigel Colbie, is placed in Alex's room. Nigel has a father who is in the same secret society as Alex's father. Nigel, however, is unusual, and in Alex's words "had this morbid fascination with all things dead." Nigel keeps animals preserved in jars, and dissects them. Alex complains to his father, and Nigel is moved. But Alex can't seem to stop thinking about him. He does, however, start to flirt with a girl named Susan, whom Nigel kills. Later on, Nigel explained that there are a series of things that must happen for them to gain "eternity." [1]
Question: What does Nigel do to Susan?, Answer: kills her Question: What does Nigel keep animals in?, Answer: jars Question: Who is principal at the boarding school that Alex Forbes attends?, Answer: His father Question: What word describes Nigel?, Answer: unusual Question: Who does Nigel kill?, Answer: Susan Question: What does Alex's father do?, Answer: Principal Question: What does Alex do with Susan?, Answer: flirts Question: What does Nigel keep preserved in jars?, Answer: Animals Question: What do Alex and Nigel have in common?, Answer: fathers in secret societies