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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The World According to Bensenhaver.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is it when Jenny and Garp leave the country after Garp's graduation?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1981.

2. What happens to Duncan in Garp's dream?
(a) He chooses the wrong door.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) He gets sucked out of a plane.
(d) He asks his dad for help.

3. What moves so that the dog ends up being closer to the cat in the story Garp tells Walt?
(a) The cat mistakenly moves too close.
(b) There is an earthquake and the street moves a little.
(c) The truck moves a little each day.
(d) The owner moves the stake in the ground.

4. What project does Jenny begin in Vienna?
(a) Her autobiography.
(b) Sculpting a life-size statute of Garp.
(c) Pursuing her medical degree so she can be a doctor, not a nurse.
(d) Learning German.

5. What means of transportation does Garp not like to take while in Vienna?
(a) The bus.
(b) Bicycling.
(c) Taxis.
(d) Carpool vans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day is it when Garp starts telling Walt a story about a dog and a cat?

2. Who is Charlotte?

3. How does Garp spend his time when he first arrives in Vienna?

4. While Duncan is spending the night with Ralph, Garp has a dream about Duncan. Where are Garp and Duncan in that dream?

5. What do Garp and Jenny think of Frank Grillparzer?

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