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5 LaVyrle Spencer quizzes and 55 LaVyrle Spencer trivia questions.
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  LaVyrle Spencer's" Small Town Girl "Craze   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
I am a huge LaVyrle Spencer fan and the book "Small Town Girl" is one of my many favorites. If you enjoyed this book as much as I did then this is the quiz for you.
Average, 15 Qns, BrairRose21, Oct 02 04
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  LaVyrle Spencer's "Morning Glory"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz to test your knowledge of my favorite LaVyrle Spencer book, "Morning Glory". So sit back and enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, BrairRose21, Oct 02 04
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  Separate Beds   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is my quiz on "Separate Beds", my favorite LaVyrle Spencer book... Enjoy :)
Average, 10 Qns, chelez17, Mar 07 05
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  LaVyrle Spencer Books    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you have read Ms. Spencer's books this will be a cake walk.
Average, 10 Qns, sammicat, May 11 07
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  "Sweet Memories" by LaVyrle Spencer    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is probably my favorite Spencer book, and you can't go wrong with her! Fans of hers should find this fairly easy. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, kadaun, Feb 27 06
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trivia question Quick Question
Who came up with the idea for Kenny to help Tess run her business after they got married?

From Quiz "LaVyrle Spencer's" Small Town Girl "Craze"




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LaVyrle Spencer Trivia Questions
1. What is Clay Forrester's middle name?

From Quiz Separate Beds

Answer: Elgin

Clay Elgin Forrester was an only son.

2. What was the name of Tess McPhail's home town?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer's" Small Town Girl "Craze

Answer: Wintergreen, Missouri

Tess left Wintergreen, Missouri where she was born and raised. After her high school graduation she headed for Nashville, Tennessee and this is her current residence. Ripley is the county in which Wintergreen lies and Poplar Bluff was where the hospital that her mother stayed in was located.

3. In which city and state did "Morning Glory" take place?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer's "Morning Glory"

Answer: Whitney, Georgia

'The train pulled into Whitney, Georgia, on a leaden afternoon in November' was the quote from the book.

4. How many books has LaVryle Spencer written?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer Books

Answer: 22

She has retired to write screenplays.

5. What is the name of the hero? (Check spelling.)

From Quiz "Sweet Memories" by LaVyrle Spencer

Answer: Brian Scanlon

I wish my brother would introduce me to a guy like Brian!

6. What was the name of the song that Tess was listening to when she came into town?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer's" Small Town Girl "Craze

Answer: Tarnished Gold

She was listening to her song "Tarnished Gold" when she arrived in town and was upset with one of the notes and wanted her producer to rerecord it while she was away. "Old Souls" was the song Casey sang with the back - up singers to determine if she could blend well enough to go on tour. "Small Town Girl" was the song she and Casey wrote and "Cattin" was Tess' just released radio single.

7. The prologue was dated 1917. In which month and year did chapter one start?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer's "Morning Glory"

Answer: August 1941

When Chapter One starts at the top of the page it states "August 1941".

8. What was the name of LaVryle Spencer's last book?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer Books

Answer: Then Came Heaven

9. Theresa, the heroine, felt self-conscious about one of her physical features. What was it?

From Quiz "Sweet Memories" by LaVyrle Spencer

Answer: Her breasts

LaVyrle was so good at creating characters her readers could relate to.

10. According to Grandma Forrester, what did Catherine's name mean?

From Quiz Separate Beds

Answer: pure

She remarked upon this when she asked if Catherine's name was spelled with a "C" or with a "K".

11. What was Tess McPhail's occupation?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer's" Small Town Girl "Craze

Answer: country singer

Tess, also known to her fans as Mac, was a hugely successful country music singer. Her sister Judy was a hairdresser and owned her own shop. Kenny had his own business as an accountant and Faith owned a dress shop.

12. Who was the foreman at the mill?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer's "Morning Glory"

Answer: Harley Overmire

Harley Overmire was the foreman at the mill who ended up firing Will.

13. What year did LaVryle Spencer officially retire from writing novels?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer Books

Answer: 1997

14. Which branch of the military were both Jeff (Theresa's brother) and the hero in?

From Quiz "Sweet Memories" by LaVyrle Spencer

Answer: Air Force

There's just something about a man in uniform!

15. In what US state did the story happen?

From Quiz Separate Beds

Answer: Minnesota

Clay and Catherine went to the same state university.

16. How old was Tess?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer's" Small Town Girl "Craze

Answer: 35

In the first chapter it was said," She was thiry- five and had been gone from home since she graduated high school."

17. What was the title of the book that the main characters were Elly Dinsmore, a widow and Will Parker an ex-convict?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer Books

Answer: Morning Glory

Morning Glory was the first one of MS. Spencers books I read. It is a great book for anyone who likes to root for the underdog and still dreams that happiness can be achieved no matter what.

18. The title of the book comes from a song by the same name. Who wrote the song?

From Quiz "Sweet Memories" by LaVyrle Spencer

Answer: Mickey Newbury

I asked LaVyrle if M.N. is a real man, and yes, he is. I actually found one of his record albums with the song on it. It's lovely.

19. What was Steve's relationship to Catherine?

From Quiz Separate Beds

Answer: brother

Catherine felt that Steve was the only one in her family who loved her because he was the only one who hugged her.

20. What was the name of the man that lived across the alley from Tess' mom?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer's" Small Town Girl "Craze

Answer: Kenny Kronek

Kenny was the boy next door all of Tess' growing up years. She thought of him as a friend when she was a child, a nerd in high school , disliked him when she first returned to Wintergreen for weaseling his way into her family and the love of her life at the end of the book. John Walpole was the man who gave Tess her big break in the country music business. Burt Sheer was a man from a band called Southern Smoke who Tess dated a few times. Jack Greaves was Tess' record producer.

21. Where was the first place Will saw Elly's classified ad?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer's "Morning Glory"

Answer: the time board at the mill

The book said, 'Will's eyes backtracked and read the whole ad, the same one tacked up on the time board at the mill'.

22. What name did Jeff give his old guitar?

From Quiz "Sweet Memories" by LaVyrle Spencer

Answer: Stella

Isn't it funny how we give names to inanimate objects? My car is named Libby...

23. When did Catherine and Clay first meet?

From Quiz Separate Beds

Answer: Fourth of July celebration

Catherine's cousin set them up.

24. What was the name of the young girl who Tess helped break into the music business?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer's" Small Town Girl "Craze

Answer: Casey

Casey was Kenny Kronek's daughter. Tess found out that she had a great voice and a real talent as a songwriter so she let Casey co-write a song with her, that was later entitled "Small Town Girl". Casey later did back up vocals for their song and went on tour with Tess. Faith was the women that Kenny dated for eight years. Rachel was Tess' niece and Carla was Tess' original back up singer who got sick.

25. What was Elly's ad requesting?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer's "Morning Glory"

Answer: Husband

"WANTED-A HUSBAND. Need healthy man of any age willing to work a spread and share the place. See E. Dinsmore, top of Rock Creek Road."

26. In The Camden Summer,the main character, Roberta Jewett is a victim of what type of crime but she never reports it to the police?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer Books

Answer: a rape

27. Theresa does something over Memorial Day holiday. What does she do?

From Quiz "Sweet Memories" by LaVyrle Spencer

Answer: has plastic surgery

She has breast reduction surgery done, for health reasons.

28. Where did Tess first meet Casey?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer's" Small Town Girl "Craze

Answer: at the hospital

Tess met Casey at the hospital, when Casey had come up to the hospital to check on Tess' mother, Mary, after her hip surgery.

29. Who was Elly's grandfather, Albert See, found in bed with when he died?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer's "Morning Glory"

Answer: Mathilde King

Albert See was found in bed with a prostitue named Mathilde King. The interesting thing about this was that he was a preacher that ministered on the circuit. He was on the circuit when he died. Lottie See was his wife, Gladys Beasley is the town librarian,and Lula Peak was a waitress at the town cafe.

30. Ms. Spencer always includes a post script of what is happening in her life (often including personal photos) at the end of each book. She often talks about her family--So what is her husband's name?

From Quiz LaVyrle Spencer Books

Answer: Dan

All the other names are main male characters in her books. Dan and LaVryle have been married 37 years. Wonder what their secret is??

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