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

2. Who is Charlotte?
(a) The prostitute Jenny ends up speaking with.
(b) Garp's girlfriend in Vienna.
(c) The name of the prostitute's hairstylist.
(d) Garp and Jenny's landlord.

3. What is the dog is Garp's story to Walt chained to?
(a) An old tree.
(b) A fire hydrant.
(c) A stake in the ground.
(d) An old truck.

4. What does Jenny pay a prostitute for?
(a) Her shoes.
(b) The time to talk with her about her profession.
(c) Her fur muff.
(d) The name of her hairstylist.

5. What time of day is it when Garp starts telling Walt a story about a dog and a cat?
(a) It's mid-morning.
(b) It's lunchtime.
(c) It's Walt's bedtime.
(d) It's early in the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lesson does Walt take from the story Garp tells him?

2. What happens to Garp in Garp's dream?

3. Who is the "real" Franz Grillparzer?

4. Who is Mr. Bensenhaver?

5. In Garp's dream, what does Duncan need to do?

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