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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Assassin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is "Cushie"?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A nurse who works with Jenny.
(c) The school secretary.
(d) One of the Percy girls.

2. What is _The Sexual Suspect_?
(a) The nickname Garp earns in Vienna.
(b) The nickname Jenny earns in Vienna.
(c) Jenny's autobiography.
(d) Garp's autobiography.

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

4. What unique band of characters are in Garp's first important story?
(a) Zany librarians.
(b) People who don't have eyes but who can still see somehow.
(c) A circus troupe.
(d) People who paint only with their toes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Ellen Jamesians communicate?

2. Why does John Wolf not want to publish Garp's novel _The World According to Bensenhaver_?

3. Where do Garp and Jenny plan to go after Garp's graduation?

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

5. What is the name of Helen's older sister?

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