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Quiz about Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner

"Little Earthquakes" by Jennifer Weiner Quiz

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.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sarah606. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Sarah606

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
207,424

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
226

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Question 1 of 10

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

Lia

Ayinde

Becky

Kelly

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Question 2 of 10

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

Lakers

76ers

Kings

Clippers

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was Lia's given name? Hint

Lolo

Lisa

Ava

Mimi

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Kelly's dog named? Hint

Lemon

Goldie

Scrapbook

Silver

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Question 5 of 10

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

a Christmas tree and stocking for the baby

a dog for the baby

replacement nursery furniture

a book on weight loss for Becky

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who loses their baby? Hint

Ayinde

All of these

Kelly

Lia

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was wrong with Julian? Hint

He stopped breathing.

He broke his leg in a car accident.

He was blind.

He had a hole in his heart.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which friend got a divorce in the book? Hint

Lia

Ayinde

None of them got divorced

Kelly

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was pregnant at the end of "Little Earthquakes"? Hint

Ayinde

Becky

Lia

Kelly

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the name of the woman who Richard got pregnant in Phoenix? Hint

Ava

Brandy

Tiffany

Sarah

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

Answer: Becky

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

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

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.

3. What was Lia's given name?

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.

4. What is Kelly's dog named?

Answer: Lemon

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

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

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.

6. Who loses their baby?

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.

7. What was wrong with Julian?

Answer: He had a hole in his heart.

Ayinde and Richard took him to a pediatric cardiologist, and luckily, it was a small hole that the doctor said should repair itself.

8. Which friend got a divorce in the book?

Answer: None of them got divorced

Kelly and Steve separated, but they had worked everything out by the end.

9. Who was pregnant at the end of "Little Earthquakes"?

Answer: Becky

Becky and Andrew were expecting another child at the end of the novel. The second child would only be 15 months younger than Ava.

10. What was the name of the woman who Richard got pregnant in Phoenix?

Answer: Tiffany

Tiffany was twenty-one years old and a spirit dancer for the Phoenix expansion team. She came to visit Ayinde and say she was sorry.

Source: Author Sarah606

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