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

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 Lily Frank Ruth

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 Cloud's St Stephen's St Mary's St Christopher's

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

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

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

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"? Ruth Cole Lily Berry Ted Cole T.S. Garp

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? John Berry Owen Meany T.S. Garp Ruth Cole

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? Homer Wells Frank Berry T.S. Garp Johnny Wheelwright

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 went away to college They never had any sons, Ruth was their only child They disappeared They were killed in a car crash

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

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")