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1. In "The World According to Garp", what do the initials "T.S." stand for in "T.S. Garp"? Technical Superviser Thomas Stephen Timothy Simon Technical Sergeant

2. In "A Prayer for Owen Meany", who turned out to be Johnny Wheelwright's father? Rev. Lewis Merrill Dan Needham Mr Fish - the neighbour His Mother's singing coach

3. Which of the following was not one of the Berry children in "Hotel New Hampshire"? Franny Ruth Frank Lily

4. True or false: In "A Widow for One Year", Eddie was in love with Marion Cole. True False

5. What was the name of the orphanage in "The Cider House Rules"? St Christopher's St Mary's St Cloud's St Stephen's

6. In which book was one of the characters "an instrument of his best freind's mother's death"? The Hotel New Hampshire The World According to Garp A Prayer for Owen Meany A Widow for One Year

7. Which book featured a bear called "Suzie"? The Cider House Rules A Widow for One Year The World According to Garp The Hotel New Hampshire

8. Which book featured a group of people called "Ellen Jamesians"? The World According to Garp A Prayer for Owen Meany The Cider House Rules The Hotel New Hampshire

9. Which book had a character called Roberta, who was a 6 foot 4 transsexual? A Prayer for Owen Meany The World According to Garp The Cider House Rules The Hotel New Hampshire

10. Which of the following characters was addicted to ether? Franny Berry Wilbur Larch Marion Cole Tabitha Wheelwright

11. Which of the following characters wrote a book called "A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound"? Lily Berry Ted Cole T.S. Garp Ruth Cole

12. Which book featured a stuffed armadillo? A Prayer for Owen Meany The Cider House Rules The Hotel New Hampshire A Widow for One Year

13. Which of the following characters witnessed the murder of a prostitute? Ruth Cole T.S. Garp John Berry Owen Meany

14. Which book featured a dog called Sorrow? The Hotel New Hampshire A Prayer for Owen Meany The World According to Garp A Widow for One Year

15. Which of the following characters bit the ear of a dog? Frank Berry Homer Wells Johnny Wheelwright T.S. Garp

16. Complete the following quote from "The Cider House Rules". "Good night - you Princes of Maine, you Kings of _____ _____." Answer: (Two Words)

17. What happened to Marion and Ted Cole's sons in "A Widow for One Year"? They were killed in a car crash They disappeared They went away to college They never had any sons, Ruth was their only child

18. What was unusual about the chairs and tables in the dining room in the first hotel in "The Hotel New Hampshire"? They were screwed to the floor They were painted orange They were small They were plastic

19. In "A Prayer for Owen Meany", what happened to Owen during a production of "A Christmas Carol"? He saw his own name on a gravestone He saw an angel He saw the ghost of Johnny's mother He wet his pants

20. What was the name of Jenny's book in "The World According to Garp"? Answer: (Three Words - first word is "A")