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Jennifer Weiner's first novel, 'Good in Bed', was published in 2001; her second, 'In Her Shoes', was published in 2002 and used as the basis for a major film starring Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette as sisters who share a shoe soze (and little else).
5 Jennifer Weiner quizzes and 50 Jennifer Weiner trivia questions.
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  "Good in Bed"--A Novel by Jennifer Weiner    
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I just read this book and enjoyed it so much, I decided to create a quiz about it. If you have read the book, the quiz should be easy. If you haven't read the book yet, I highly recommend it. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, miss_chris, Jun 03 05
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  "Little Earthquakes" by Jennifer Weiner    
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The novel "Little Earthquakes" is about how pregnancy changes lives. The novel revolves around four women, three who met in a yoga class for pregnant women.
Average, 10 Qns, Sarah606, Jun 03 05
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  "Good In Bed" - Jennifer Weiner    
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A quiz on Jennifer Weiner's first novel, "Good in Bed".
Average, 10 Qns, Sarah606, Jun 23 05
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  "In Her Shoes" - Jennifer Weiner    
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A quiz on the novel "In Her Shoes", by Jennifer Weiner.
Average, 10 Qns, Sarah606, Jun 03 05
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  "In Her Shoes" by Jennifer Weiner    
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I enjoyed this book. Hope you enjoy the quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, snydeka, Jun 03 05
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trivia question Quick Question
Maggie was so drunk that Rose had to come pick her up in the middle of the night. Where was Maggie?

From Quiz ""In Her Shoes" - Jennifer Weiner"




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Jennifer Weiner Trivia Questions
1. What is the name of the article, that Bruce had written at the beginning of the novel, that made Cannie so mad?

From Quiz "Good In Bed" - Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Loving a Larger Woman

Bruce's column was called 'Good in Bed', but the article was called 'Loving a Larger Woman'. Bruce wrote for "Moxie".

2. Maggie was so drunk that Rose had to come pick her up in the middle of the night. Where was Maggie?

From Quiz "In Her Shoes" - Jennifer Weiner

Answer: high school reunion

Maggie was at her 10 year high school reunion (class of 1989), when she got so drunk that she was making out with a guy in the bathroom. She could not even remember if his name was Tad or Ted. He turned out to be Todd.

3. Who is the only one of the four women who had a little girl?

From Quiz "Little Earthquakes" by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Becky

Becky had a daughter named Ava. Ayinde had a son named Julian, Kelly had Oliver, and Lia's son was named Caleb.

4. What is Rose's profession?

From Quiz "In Her Shoes" by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: lawyer

Rose starts off as a lawyer and then becomes a dog walker.

5. Cannie Shapiro is a journalist. Which newspaper does she work for?

From Quiz "Good in Bed"--A Novel by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Philadelphia Examiner

Cannie is the entertainment reporter for the "Philadelphia Examiner". She also writes a screenplay that producers decide to make into a movie.

6. What is Cannie short for?

From Quiz "Good In Bed" - Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Candace

Cannie is short for Candace. Candace Shapiro thought that her parents didn't use Candy for her nickname because she was already overweight.

7. Where did Rose go to college?

From Quiz "In Her Shoes" - Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Princeton

Rose getting into Princeton was one of the few things that Sydelle praised Rose for. She even made her her favorite meal and didn't make any comments when Rose had seconds. Rose went to The University of Pennsylvania for law school.

8. Ayinde's husband played professional basketball. Which team did he play for?

From Quiz "Little Earthquakes" by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: 76ers

Richard Towne played basketball for the Philadelphia 76ers. The novel takes place in Philadelphia. At the beginning of the novel, Ayinde and Richard have just moved to Pennsylvania from Texas.

9. In the beginning of the novel, who is Rose in love with?

From Quiz "In Her Shoes" by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Jim

She has a crush on senior partner Jim Danvers.

10. What is Cannie's ex-boyfriend's name?

From Quiz "Good in Bed"--A Novel by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Bruce

Cannie broke up with Bruce because she didn't think he was the one for her. However, she then started to have doubts about her decision, and decided she wanted to get back together with him. Eventually, she moved on without him.

11. Cannie and Bruce had one last fling after a funeral. Who died?

From Quiz "Good In Bed" - Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Bruce's father

Bruce's father, Bernard, died. Cannie loved Bruce's father and was very sad when he died. Cannie got pregnant the night of the funeral.

12. What network did Maggie audition for?

From Quiz "In Her Shoes" - Jennifer Weiner

Answer: MTV

Maggie went to New York to audition to be on MTV. She did well in the first round, but everything fell apart when she was asked to read from the teleprompter. Maggie's dyslexia prevented her from being able to read off the teleprompter.

13. What was Lia's given name?

From Quiz "Little Earthquakes" by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Lisa

Lisa Urick changed her name to Lia Frederick when she moved to California. She just dropped the 's' from her first name and Frederick was her father's name.

14. What on air job does Maggie audition for?

From Quiz "In Her Shoes" by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: MTV VeeJay

Maggie doesn't get the job because she has problems reading the TelePrompter.

15. Cannie's ex-boyfriend writes the "Good in Bed" column for which magazine?

From Quiz "Good in Bed"--A Novel by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Moxie

Bruce writes the "Good in Bed" column for "Moxie" magazine. One of his articles is titled "Loving a Larger Woman". When Cannie sees this article she is very angry and upset. At the end of the book, Cannie writes an article for the "Good in Bed" column.

16. What team did Rose and Maggie's father have season tickets for?

From Quiz "In Her Shoes" - Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Eagles

Rose lived in Philadelphia. Rose, Maggie, Michael and Sydelle all had season tickets for the Philadelphia Eagles.

17. What is Kelly's dog named?

From Quiz "Little Earthquakes" by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Lemon

Kelly and Steven Day have a golden retriever named Lemon. They bought him from a breeder.

18. What is the girls' mother's name?

From Quiz "In Her Shoes" by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Caroline

Cannie was the main character in Weiner's other best seller "Good in Bed."

19. What is the name of Cannie's dog?

From Quiz "Good in Bed"--A Novel by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Nifkin

Cannie got Nifkin from some friends who had adopted him from the pound. The friends thought Nifkin was a Doberman Pinscher puppy at first, but he was just a funny looking little dog. When Cannie got him, she tried changing his name, but he would not answer to anything else.

20. Where did Cannie go to college?

From Quiz "Good In Bed" - Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Princeton

Cannie went to Princeton. She really wanted to go to Smith, but her father told her to go to Princeton.

21. Where did Maggie find the card from her grandmother?

From Quiz "In Her Shoes" - Jennifer Weiner

Answer: in her father's closet

Maggie was searching for "Information" in her father and step-mother's home when she found the cards in a shoebox in the closet. She was supposed to be taking her things out of her old room and moving them into the basement.

22. What did Mimi buy that finally pushed Becky over the edge?

From Quiz "Little Earthquakes" by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: a Christmas tree and stocking for the baby

Becky's mother-in-law, Mimi, sent Ava a stocking and a bib that said "My First Christmas" on it. She also had a Christmas tree sent to the house. Becky and Andrew don't celebrate Christmas because they are Jewish. Mimi finds that inane because she is Jewish too and considers Christmas a secular national holiday. This is when Becky finally yells at Mimi.

23. How did Rose and Maggie's mother die?

From Quiz "In Her Shoes" by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: car accident

Caroline died at age 29.

24. Cannie's mother is gay. What is the name of her partner?

From Quiz "Good in Bed"--A Novel by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Tanya

At the age of 56, Cannie's mother announced that she was gay. Cannie and her siblings do not like Tanya at all.

25. Where did Cannie meet Maxi Ryder?

From Quiz "Good In Bed" - Jennifer Weiner

Answer: in a hotel bathroom

Maxi was hiding out in the bathroom in a hotel lobby. She was hiding from April, her publicist, and smoking a cigarette.

26. What is Sydelle's daughter's name?

From Quiz "In Her Shoes" - Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Marcia

Sydelle often referred to her daughter as "my Marcia". Marcia has twin boys named Jason and Alexander. The twins were still breastfeeding when they were four years old. Marcia joined Jews for Jesus.

27. Who loses their baby?

From Quiz "Little Earthquakes" by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Lia

Lia's baby, Caleb, died of SIDS. Lia couldn't handle it, and that is what caused her to move from California back to Philadelphia.

28. What did Maggie do that caused Rose to throw her out of the apartment?

From Quiz "In Her Shoes" by Jennifer Weiner

Answer: slept with her boyfriend

Maggie did all of these things but Rose threw her out when she slept with Jim.

29. What did Adrian let Cannie use when he went to shoot a movie?

From Quiz "Good In Bed" - Jennifer Weiner

Answer: his car

Adrian was the actor she met at a bar. He passed out and she took care of him. She just had to return the car when the lease was up, in a month.

30. Maggie got a job cleaning house for a blind woman. What was her name?

From Quiz "In Her Shoes" - Jennifer Weiner

Answer: Corinne

Corinne was the blind lady that Maggie cleaned for when she lived at Princeton.

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