This one is actually a good question. Well first, this is from the great gatsby. Fitzgerald was trying to give a balance view in the beginning of who the great gatsby was. And even the author, he lived a wonderful life that is why he related that into Caraway's character, having the same background as him.
The correct preposition that you should add to make the sentence correct is TO. The answer is then "To facilitate a quick getaway, the cunning thief parked the car perpendicular to the building". Perpendicular things always have the preposition TO next to them.
That is a very controversial question. First of all, King Arthur was a king, not a knight. And if you mean who crowned King Arthur, then that would be his followers. And if you are referring to some point before his kingship, then it could be the Lady of the Lake, or Merlin. It all depends on which version of the story you mean, because there are hundreds.
He kisses her right on the mouth and shocked by his behavior, she nearly hits him on the head with her spinning stick.
