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The Other Side Of The Story Trivia Quiz

Marian Keyes is my favourite author. This is a quiz on her recent best-seller, "The Other Side of the Story".

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

Author
rachcaine

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
185,215

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
395

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The novel is based on the lives of three women whose lives interconnect. They are Gemma, Lily, and who else? Hint

Anna

Mimi

Jojo

Bobo

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Question 2 of 10

2. The first novel Lily wrote was "Mimi's Remedies".

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the woman Gemma's dad left her mum to live with? Hint

His therapist

His sister-in-law

His golf partner's daughter

His personal assistant

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Lily's boyfriend called? Hint

Owen

Mark

Will

Anton

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Question 5 of 10

5. Gemma spends a lot of the novel keeping her mum company, but she does leave her to attend a friend's birthday party? Whose birthday party does she attend? Hint

Cody

Billy

Moses

Jim

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Question 6 of 10

6. Why does Jojo find it difficult to meet her boyfriend? Hint

She works too hard

She's married

He's married

He works too hard

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many times has Lily's father been married?

Answer: (One Word (number))

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Question 8 of 10

8. What nationality is Irina, Lily and Anton's neighbour? Hint

Romanian

Russian

Bulgarian

Czech

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Question 9 of 10

9. When Gemma writes her own novel, upon whom does she base the character of "Will"? Hint

Manoj

Anton

Johnny

Mark

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the end of the book, Gemma is a more succesful novelist than Lily.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The novel is based on the lives of three women whose lives interconnect. They are Gemma, Lily, and who else?

Answer: Jojo

Gemma is dealing with the separation of her parents, Jojo is a literary agent, and Lily is an author.

2. The first novel Lily wrote was "Mimi's Remedies".

Answer: False

Although "Mimi's Remedies" was the first book she had published, she actually wrote "Crystal Clear" first but couldn't get it published. She submits "Crystal Clear" to her publisher as her second novel.

3. Who was the woman Gemma's dad left her mum to live with?

Answer: His personal assistant

Her name is Colette and she has two children. Gemma is horrified because Colette is only 4 years older than her.

4. What is Lily's boyfriend called?

Answer: Anton

He was Gemma's boyfriend before he moved to London, where he met Lily. Lily and Gemma had been best friends up to this point.

5. Gemma spends a lot of the novel keeping her mum company, but she does leave her to attend a friend's birthday party? Whose birthday party does she attend?

Answer: Cody

She has a foolproof way to keep herself from getting drunk. She sticks to vodka and tonic and after each one she moves the lemon slice to the new glass, and once the glass is full of lemon slices she must stop drinking! It's amazing how many slices of lemon you can squash into a glass, so it's not a method I would recommend - as Gemma found out!

6. Why does Jojo find it difficult to meet her boyfriend?

Answer: He's married

He has a family, and he's also her boss! Problematic relationship or what?!

7. How many times has Lily's father been married?

Answer: 3

She has a very complicated family tree, as her mother has also been married twice. There's half-siblings and step-siblings galore!

8. What nationality is Irina, Lily and Anton's neighbour?

Answer: Russian

Anton and Lily suspect she is a prostitute but she actually works on a cosmetics counter. She's an extreme realist who loves "Eastenders" because everyone in it is miserable.

9. When Gemma writes her own novel, upon whom does she base the character of "Will"?

Answer: Johnny

Johnny is the pharmacist who prepares Gemma's mum's medication. Anton is Lily's boyfriend, Mark is Jojo's boyfriend, and Manoj is Jojo's assisstant.

10. At the end of the book, Gemma is a more succesful novelist than Lily.

Answer: False

Gemma's book, "Chasing Rainbows" is a mild hit, whereas Lily goes on to win awards and write more books. If you enjoyed reading "The Other Side of the Story", then I highly reccomend all Keyes' other novels, particularly the ones about the Walsh family. There's 5 daughters in the family and Keyes is planning to write books about all of them.

Source: Author rachcaine

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