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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Helen and Garp's second child?
(a) Ernie.
(b) Fat Stew.
(c) Walt.
(d) Duncan.

3. What is Jenny's role at Steering?
(a) She is the dean.
(b) She is the director of admissions.
(c) She is an English professor.
(d) She is the school nurse.

4. What reason does Alice give Garp about why she can't write?
(a) She is too eager to have a child.
(b) She has never learned to use a typewriter.
(c) She is too self-conscious about her speech impediment.
(d) She is too upset about her husband's affair.

5. What household duties does Garp usually take care of?
(a) Cooking only.
(b) None of them--he's the man.
(c) Managing their finances only.
(d) Childcare, cleaning, and cooking.

6. What body part does Garp lose to Bonkers?
(a) Part of his ear.
(b) Part of his finger.
(c) Part of his calf muscle.
(d) A piece of his scalp where the hair never grows again.

7. Who comes to seek out Jenny at Dog's Head Harbor?
(a) "Lost" women.
(b) Children in foster care.
(c) People wanting to attend nusing school.
(d) People wanting to check out books.

8. What relationship do Roberta Muldoon and Garp quickly develop?
(a) They become sworn enemies.
(b) Roberta becomes a nanny for Garp's sick mother.
(c) They become lovers.
(d) They become best friends.

9. What object does Garp accidentally drop on Mrs. Ralph after he catches her speeding?
(a) A ladle.
(b) His wedding ring.
(c) A book.
(d) His wallet.

10. Who is the "real" Franz Grillparzer?
(a) A famous sculptor.
(b) Jenny and Garp's crazy neighbor.
(c) A famous Viennese poet and dramatist.
(d) A famous chef in Vienna.

11. How does Garp spend his time when he first arrives in Vienna?
(a) Going out on the club scene.
(b) Staying in the hotel writing.
(c) Writing in the library.
(d) Exploring all the city has to offer.

12. What is the name of the college Jenny drops out of?
(a) We never learn the school's name.
(b) Boston University.
(c) Smith.
(d) Wellesley.

13. Who suggests where Jenny and Garp should go after Garp's graduation?
(a) The dean.
(b) Jenny's parents.
(c) Mr. Tinch.
(d) Cushie.

14. How does Duncan get to his friend's house?
(a) He takes the bus.
(b) He rides his bike.
(c) He walks.
(d) Garp drives him.

15. Where does Jenny go after being fired from the hospital?
(a) To a women's shelter.
(b) To her parents' estate.
(c) To South America.
(d) To New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unique band of characters are in Garp's first important story?

2. What is the name of Garp's older sister?

3. When she is young, who does Helen say she wants to marry?

4. What does Jenny notably compliment a prostitute on?

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

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