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Wally Lamb's first two novels, "She's Come Undone" and "I Know This Much Is True", both became best sellers after being selected for Oprah's Book Club. He has spent much of his life teaching writing, at the Norwich Free School and at the University of Connecticut, as well as running a writing program for the women incarcerated at York Correctional Institute.
5 Wally Lamb quizzes and 60 Wally Lamb trivia questions.
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  I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
'I Know This Much is True' is Wally Lamb's second novel. His first was 'She's Come Undone'. Both novels deal with psychology, childhood wounds, and ultimately love and happiness. Here's 20 questions about this beautiful story.
Average, 20 Qns, hungreee, Sep 06 08
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  "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
"She's Come Undone" is a fantastic book, and a definite must-read for everyone! I hope you enjoy the quiz!
Average, 15 Qns, megmuffin102, Jul 03 03
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  She's Come Undone    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'She's Come Undone' by Wally Lamb is my favorite book in the whole world. If you've read it, you shouldn't have a trouble with the quiz. If not, go out and get it!
Average, 10 Qns, Ressas, Jan 02 05
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  She's Come Undone Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I hope this is a good quiz taken from a wonderful book!
Average, 10 Qns, Tori, Mar 02 04
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  I Know This Much...    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
A brief introduction to the world of madness, love, hate and revelations portrayed by Wally Lamb in 'I Know This Much is True'.
Tough, 5 Qns, derv61, Jul 03 03
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trivia question Quick Question
What did Dominick's mother die of?

From Quiz "I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb"




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Wally Lamb Trivia Questions
1. What is Dolores's MAIDEN name?

From Quiz "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb

Answer: Price

Dolores's maiden name was Price; her married name was Davis.

2. When the story opens Thomas has just done what?

From Quiz I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

Answer: cut off his hand

Thomas has cut off his hand at the wrist. He thinks he's making a sacrifice that will stop the Gulf War from beginning.

3. Where did Thomas cut off his hand?

From Quiz I Know This Much...

Answer: The public library

He wanted to save the nation.

4. Who is the author of 'She's Come Undone'?

From Quiz She's Come Undone Quiz

Answer: Wally Lamb

He also wrote 'I Know this Much is True'.

5. The name of the main character in the book is:

From Quiz She's Come Undone

Answer: Dolores Price

Dolores is the main character. Kippy is her college roommate, Thayer is her second husband, and Dante is her first love.

6. When Dolores and her family moved to Treetop Acres, who quickly became her best friend?

From Quiz "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb

Answer: Jeanette

"I met Jeanette on my very first spin around the neighborhood. Spotting a girl my approximate age hula-hooping on a patio, I decided to impress her with my cycling skills, then miscalculated a curb, landing, mortified, under my still spinning wheels. 'Guess What?' Jeanette said as she hula-hooped toward me, oblivious to my bleeding knees. 'One of my Siamese cats is going to have kittens.'" And they were friends from then on.

7. Thomas suffers from what mental illness?

From Quiz I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

Answer: paranoid schizophrenia

Thomas is a paranoid schizophrenic; he has many delusions and is convinced he's a target of several groups and governments.

8. In what year did Dominick and Thomas have their summer jobs at the Indian cemetery?

From Quiz I Know This Much...

Answer: 1969

9. Who was Dolores's first husband?

From Quiz She's Come Undone Quiz

Answer: Dante

Dolores married Dante after moving into the apartment across from him.

10. What is the name of Dolores' mother's pet bird?

From Quiz She's Come Undone

Answer: Petey

Petey is the name of her bird. After her parents had a fight, her father let the bird out of his cage.

11. What was the name of Dolores's first teacher at St. Anthony's?

From Quiz "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb

Answer: Miss Lilly

Miss Lilly was Dolores's teacher. Pysyk was the last name of Rosalie and Stacia, the "Dirty DP" twins that tormented Dolores; Sister Margaret Frances was the school principal; and Mrs. Masicotte was Dolores's father's boss.

12. When they were children Thomas and Dominick were photographed with which First Lady?

From Quiz I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

Answer: Mamie Eisenhower

She had come to christen the Nautilis, a nuclear powered submarine. Ray and Concettina took the twins to see her.

13. At what age did Wally Lamb begin writing?

From Quiz I Know This Much...

Answer: Thirty

He now teaches writing to university and high school students.

14. Who sent Kippy pictures of himself nude?

From Quiz She's Come Undone Quiz

Answer: Dante

Dante sent them to Kippy, Dolores's roomate in college. Dolores was stealing Kippy's mail and fell in love with Dante.

15. What is the name of Dolores' best friend?

From Quiz She's Come Undone

Answer: Jeanette

Naomi is one of her friends in college, Marcia is the Avon lady, and Allyson is the rock star girl in the HerStory class. Jeanette was Dolores' best friend growing up.

16. What was the name of the radio show that Jack Speight hosted?

From Quiz "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb

Answer: Potpourri

"Jack Speight, tall and blonde, was a disc jockey at W-EAS Radio. He hosted a talk show called 'Potpourri', told elephant jokes, and played the kind of farty music my mother listened to on her car radio."

17. Where did Dominick first meet Dessa?

From Quiz I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

Answer: The Dial-Tone

Dessa was waitressing at the Dial-Tone Lounge.

18. What mental illness was Thomas first thought to have?

From Quiz I Know This Much...

Answer: Manic-depression

19. What did Dante trade his old car in for?

From Quiz She's Come Undone Quiz

Answer: a van

Dante spent what Dolores was saving for a house on the van to take a 'vacation'.

20. What is the name of the book that Dolores borrows from Rita Speight?

From Quiz She's Come Undone

Answer: The Nun's Story

Dolores borrowed 'The Nun's Story' from Rita.

21. Who was Dolores's guidance counselor and only friend in high school?

From Quiz "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb

Answer: Mr. Pucci

Fabio Pucci was Dolores's guidance counselor and only friend all through her long, lonely, overweight years in high school.

22. Dominick and Thomas went to grade school with two other twins, what were their names?

From Quiz I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

Answer: Ralph and Penny Ann Drinkwater

Penny Ann Drinkwater was murdered when they were still children. Ralph went on to always be connected to Dominick throughout the story.

23. Where did Dominick and Thomas attend college?

From Quiz I Know This Much...

Answer: UConn

Thomas had to drop out during his first year, but Domick stayed for four years and went on to become a high school teacher

24. What did Dolores's guidance counselor have in his apartment that he left her when he died?

From Quiz She's Come Undone Quiz

Answer: Jukebox

He left Dolores his jukebox.

25. What happened to Kippy at the freshman barbecue?

From Quiz She's Come Undone

Answer: She broke her collarbone & broke her collarbone

Kippy was fooling around, riding on top of Eric's shoulders. A big guy came along and knocked her down and broke her collarbone.

26. Where did Dolores go to college?

From Quiz "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb

Answer: Merton College

Dolores doesn't even make it through the first semester before she has a nervous breakdown. She only went to college because her late mother wanted her too.

27. What did Dessa and Dominick name their daughter?

From Quiz I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

Answer: Angela

Dessa and Dominick had a baby girl named Angela who died when she was only 4 weeks old.

28. What did Dolores swim with after running away from college?

From Quiz She's Come Undone Quiz

Answer: Dead whale

Dolores's breakdown became complete when she swam with a dead whale, touching its eye and all.

29. What's the name of the lesbian caretaker at the college?

From Quiz She's Come Undone

Answer: Dottie

Dottie is the name of the caretaker. Dolores poisoned her fish with Clorox right before she left for Wellfleet.

30. What kind of animal did Dolores swim with?

From Quiz "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb

Answer: Whale

Whales are a recurring theme throughout the book.

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