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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Garp is very young, how do the students at Steering treat him?
(a) Kindly.
(b) They are forbidden to talk to him.
(c) They don't even know he exists because Jenny hides him.
(d) They bully him around.

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

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

5. What is Stewart Percy's formal role at Steering?
(a) School chef.
(b) We never learn.
(c) School secretary.
(d) Chief doctor.

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

7. Why does Helen not attend Steering?
(a) Helen does in fact attend Steering.
(b) Girst aren't allowed.
(c) She doesn't want to go.
(d) She isn't admitted.

8. What friend's house does Duncan like to spend the night at?
(a) Sam.
(b) Ernie.
(c) Walt.
(d) Ralph.

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

10. What is the name of Steering's wrestling coach?
(a) Milton Milbridge.
(b) Ernie Holm.
(c) Jenny Fields.
(d) Stewart Percy.

11. How do Ellen Jamesians communicate?
(a) By writing little notes.
(b) By grunting only.
(c) By talking.
(d) By using sign language.

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

13. What does Helen agree to do after receiving Garp's first novel?
(a) Marry him.
(b) Give it to her father.
(c) Edit it.
(d) Read it and provide feedback.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the initials "T.S" (in T.S. Garp's name) come from?

2. When the novel begins, what year is it?

3. What does Mr. Tinch encourage Garp to do?

4. After the incident in the movie theater, Jenny hypothesizes that all women are on their way to becoming what?

5. What language does Jenny learn while living in Vienna?

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