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John Irving's Women Trivia Quiz

Well, not Mr. Irving's women personally, but the ones he created in his novels. In each instance, we're looking for the female character.

A multiple-choice quiz by lutefan. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
lutefan

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
100,641

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
531

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In the "World According to Garp", what is Garp's wife's name? Hint

Helen

Hester

Heather

Hannah

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Question 2 of 10

2. In The "Widow for One Year", who is Ruth's best friend? Hint

Hester

Heather

Helen

Hannah

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Question 3 of 10

3. Johnny's cousin and Owen's girlfriend in "A Prayer for Owen Meany" is... Hint

Hester

Helen

Heather

Hannah

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Question 4 of 10

4. In "Cider House Rules", with whom does Angel fall in love? Hint

Rose Rose

Helen Hanford

Melanie Melony

Marion Cole

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Question 5 of 10

5. With whom is Eddie O'Hare in love in "Widow for One Year"? Hint

Marlene

Helen

Melanie

Marion

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Question 6 of 10

6. She's a friend of Jenny Fields and Garp in "The World According to Garp" and, interestingly enough, used to play for the Philadelphia Eagles. Hint

Christine Simmons

Marion Cole

Robin Young

Roberta Muldoon

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who commits suicide in "Hotel New Hampshire"? Hint

Franny

Lilly

Suzie

Heather

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Question 8 of 10

8. Whose husband provides the "donation" for Patrick's first new hand in "The Fourth Hand?" Hint

Marion Cole

Samantha Cricker

Delores Red

Doris Clausen

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Question 9 of 10

9. One of Ted Cole's "models" becomes violent when Eddie O'Hare brings Ted's drawings to her. Her name, please. Hint

Mrs. Raleigh

Mrs. Simpson

Mrs. Vaughn

Mrs. Hudson

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the Berry children is raped in "Hotel New Hampshire", in an incident where she says she was "just beaten up"? Hint

Franny

Lilly

Zooey

Tina

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the "World According to Garp", what is Garp's wife's name?

Answer: Helen

She's the daughter of the wrestling coach. They meet in the wrestling practice room, where Helen's reading, and that's where they see each other for the last time as Garp dies...Helen was reading while Garp was coaching.

2. In The "Widow for One Year", who is Ruth's best friend?

Answer: Hannah

Hannah's sexual adventures are a source of amusement and amazement for Ruth until they involve her father. Hannah insists she turns up as a regular character in Ruth's novels, usually as the "bad girl."

3. Johnny's cousin and Owen's girlfriend in "A Prayer for Owen Meany" is...

Answer: Hester

She becomes famous as a rock artist named "Hester the Molester." She is very popular with girls about the age of the ones Johnny teaches at the Academy, making him very popular with them.

4. In "Cider House Rules", with whom does Angel fall in love?

Answer: Rose Rose

Angel is Homer and Candy's son, but they tell people they adopted him. Rose Rose was abused by her father, the foreman of the itinerant apple pickers.

5. With whom is Eddie O'Hare in love in "Widow for One Year"?

Answer: Marion

She's the wife of Ted Cole, for whom Eddie is a "writer's assistant." Ted "set up" Eddie and Marion, hoping to have grounds to divorce Marion, but she runs away before he can do so.

6. She's a friend of Jenny Fields and Garp in "The World According to Garp" and, interestingly enough, used to play for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Answer: Roberta Muldoon

Played by John Lithgow in the horrible movie version. Roberta is a body guard for Jenny and lives at the big house with them...she's also a tremendous friend for Garp.

7. Who commits suicide in "Hotel New Hampshire"?

Answer: Lilly

She stopped "passing by the open windows." This expression was a favorite of the families, and a way of saying to each other, "take care of yourself."

8. Whose husband provides the "donation" for Patrick's first new hand in "The Fourth Hand?"

Answer: Doris Clausen

Mrs. Clausen asks Patrick for a unique "donation" of his own when she meets him for the first time...which leads to her only child and the start of a beautiful friendship!

9. One of Ted Cole's "models" becomes violent when Eddie O'Hare brings Ted's drawings to her. Her name, please.

Answer: Mrs. Vaughn

The pictures are graphic nudes, which she tears up and throws to the wind. They clog the fountain and end up on hedges in the neighborhood...NOT what she'd intended. However, she makes it to Ted's funeral.

10. Which of the Berry children is raped in "Hotel New Hampshire", in an incident where she says she was "just beaten up"?

Answer: Franny

She ends the novel as a star actor, married to Junior Jones, who had tried to prevent the rape. The book is wonderful, but the film is atrocious.

Source: Author lutefan

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