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"Good In Bed" - Jennifer Weiner Quiz

A quiz on Jennifer Weiner's first novel, "Good in Bed".

A multiple-choice quiz by Sarah606. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Sarah606

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
210,071

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
302

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

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

My New Girlfriend

Good in Bed

Loving a Larger Woman

I Loved C.

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is Cannie short for?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

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

Bruce's mother

Cannie's father

Cannie's mother

Bruce's father

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is Andy? Hint

Cannie's favorite actor

Bruce's brother

The food critic

Samatha's boyfriend

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where did Cannie go to college? Hint

Pittsburgh

University of Pennsylvania

Princeton

University of Philadelphia

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where did Cannie meet Maxi Ryder? Hint

at the gynecologist's office

in the alley behind a beauty salon

in a hotel bathroom

at a photo shoot

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Question 7 of 10

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

his pool

his bar tab

his beach house

his car

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is Violet? Hint

Cannie's boss at the paper

Cannie's agent

Cannie's sister

Cannie's psychiatrist

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Question 9 of 10

9. What nickname did Cannie use to describe Bruce's new girlfriend? Hint

the pusher

the replacement

pixiegirl

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Cannie was in the hospital, what did Dr. K. bring to her? Hint

books and flowers

her laptop and her dog

food and Nifkin

a ring and some socks

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

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. What is Cannie short for?

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.

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

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.

4. Who is Andy?

Answer: The food critic

Andy is the food critic at 'The Philadelphia Examiner', the paper where CAnnie works. They are friends and often eat together. Andy didn't like Bruce because he was a picky vegetarian.

5. Where did Cannie go to college?

Answer: Princeton

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

6. Where did Cannie meet Maxi Ryder?

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.

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

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.

8. Who is Violet?

Answer: Cannie's agent

Violet is the agent that Maxi hooked Cannie up with in L.A. She sold Cannie's screenpplay for a lot of money. Cannie's sister was Lucy. Cannie's boss was Betsy.

9. What nickname did Cannie use to describe Bruce's new girlfriend?

Answer: the pusher

E. (as Bruce calls her in his column) pushes Cannie in the airport bathroom and causes her baby to be born prematurely.

10. When Cannie was in the hospital, what did Dr. K. bring to her?

Answer: food and Nifkin

He brought Nifkin in a duffel bag, and he taught the dog some tricks. He also brought her some baked goods and other foods that Cannie had put on her list of favorite foods from the class.

Source: Author Sarah606

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