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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Garp's first novel?
(a) Ellen James.
(b) Procrastination.
(c) Autobiography of a Bear.
(d) Ellen James: My Hero and Friend.

2. Why do the Fletchers eventually move away from the Garps?
(a) Because Harrison gets a better job somewhere else.
(b) Because Alice unexpectedly becomes a very famous author.
(c) Because Harrison is caught having an affair with a student.
(d) Because Alice becomes very ill and needs better doctors.

3. What gift does Jenny receive as a thank you for her 15 years of service to Steering?
(a) Kitchen knives.
(b) A new medical kit.
(c) Dishes.
(d) A pin.

4. What object does Mrs. Ralph throw at Garp when he catches her speeding?
(a) Her fist.
(b) A ladle.
(c) Her purse.
(d) A book.

5. After seeing advertisements in the phone book, what does Garp consider changing his profession to?
(a) Becoming a plumber.
(b) Managing a lumber yard.
(c) Managing a bank.
(d) Marriage counseling.

6. Why is the young Garp labeled "mischievous" by the people at Steering?
(a) Because he steals food from the kitchens.
(b) Because he lies a lot.
(c) Because he has no father.
(d) Because he is a bully.

7. What happened to Ernie's wife?
(a) She died in childbirth.
(b) She died of cancer.
(c) He was never married.
(d) She left him.

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

9. Where do the initials "T.S" (in T.S. Garp's name) come from?
(a) His grandfather, Toby Sam.
(b) His grandfather, Theodore Sampson.
(c) His father, Technical Sergeant Garp.
(d) His father, Terrence Smith Garp.

10. When Jenny announces she wants to become pregnant but not have a relationship, what does she receive?
(a) Hate mail.
(b) Many offers to be the father from her male colleagues.
(c) Many baby gifts.
(d) Baby clothes.

11. What is Garp known for chasing throughout his neighborhood?
(a) Speeding cars.
(b) People on unicycles.
(c) People on bicycles.
(d) Dogs that remind him of Bonkers.

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

13. Where do Garp and Jenny plan to go after Garp's graduation?
(a) South America.
(b) New York City.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Out west somewhere.

14. While at Steering, what is Garp shocked to find in an old cannon?
(a) A picture of himself.
(b) A dead pigeon.
(c) Items his mom tried to hide.
(d) Condoms.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Tinch?

2. What book does Mrs. Ralph have in her car when Garp catches her speeding?

3. Who pays for Charlotte's medical care?

4. What is the name of Jenny's publisher?

5. What does Jenny's father do for a living?

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