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

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

3. What do Garp and Jenny think of Frank Grillparzer?
(a) That he is incredibly talented.
(b) That he should be better known in the U.S.
(c) That he is overrated.
(d) That he's much nicer in person than they would have thought.

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

5. What has happened to Mr. Bensenhaver's wife?
(a) She was murdered.
(b) She was raped.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) She was attacked in a laundromat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jenny think of her son's lust?

2. How does Jenny spend her time when she first arrives in Vienna?

3. What color is the car that Hope is kidnapped in?

4. What happens to Duncan in Garp's dream?

5. Who is Mr. Bensenhaver?

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