Which word names a small stream and sounds like the noise a squeaky stair makes?

What word names a small shrub and the surname of Reagan's vice president? A small slave girl named Topsy appears in which novel? What is a small sofa designed for two people called? Which athletic shoe brand is named for a small South African antelope? A small town is invaded by blood-drinking aliens who look like clowns in which 1988 cult film? What is a glowing, smoldering remnant in a dying fire called? What are snails and slugs examples of? A snake and an experimental art movement founded in 1948 share which name?