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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Charlotte that makes her so hard to find?
(a) She had surgery so she looks different.
(b) She has been kidnapped.
(c) She only works at nights now.
(d) She has been diagnosed with cancer.

2. What is Dog's Head Harbor?
(a) The name of a private school.
(b) The place where Jenny and Ernie get married.
(c) A library Jenny inadvertently takes over.
(d) Jenny's family's estate.

3. What means of transportation does Garp not like to take while in Vienna?
(a) Bicycling.
(b) The bus.
(c) Carpool vans.
(d) Taxis.

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

5. How is Jenny's book received?
(a) Very well.
(b) It never gets published because of a fire.
(c) It only gets published back in Vienna.
(d) Not well at all.

6. How old is Jenny Fields when the novel opens?
(a) 24.
(b) 22.
(c) 19.
(d) 25.

7. Who is the author of the book Mrs. Ralph has in her car?
(a) Garp.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) John Irving.
(d) Dostoevsky.

8. How do Jenny's parents respond to her decision to drop out of college?
(a) She never tells them she drops out.
(b) They are proud of her for taking a stand.
(c) They are embarrased for her.
(d) They are grateful because now they can save money.

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

10. What sport does Garp eventually end up playing at Steering?
(a) Fencing.
(b) Track and field.
(c) Wrestling.
(d) Polo.

11. What is the name of Jenny's publisher?
(a) John Wolf.
(b) James Wolfing.
(c) Wolfing James.
(d) Wolf John.

12. What is the only word Technical Sergent Garp is able to say when he's admitted to the hospital?
(a) Thank you.
(b) Garp.
(c) He can't say anything.
(d) Help.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Garp loose his virginity?

2. Who is involved in Garp's rescue from the Steering gutter?

3. How does Garp feel about Ellen Jamesians?

4. What is Jenny's role at Steering?

5. What body part does Garp lose to Bonkers?

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