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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What household duties does Garp usually take care of?
(a) Cooking only.
(b) Childcare, cleaning, and cooking.
(c) None of them--he's the man.
(d) Managing their finances only.

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

3. What is Garp's reactions when he learns what Charlotte means when she refers to her "purse" being taken?
(a) He is mad at her.
(b) He is shocked.
(c) He is worried.
(d) He is not surprised.

4. Who is Harrison Fletcher having an affair with?
(a) His personal chef.
(b) A babysitter.
(c) A student.
(d) Another professor at a different university.

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

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

7. What is the name of Helen and Garp's second child?
(a) Duncan.
(b) Walt.
(c) Fat Stew.
(d) Ernie.

8. Where does Garp loose his virginity?
(a) In the library.
(b) In his room.
(c) At the infirmary.
(d) In the kitchens.

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

10. How does Charlotte die?
(a) She kills herself by drinking poison.
(b) Her kidnapper kills her.
(c) She succumbs to cancer.
(d) She is hit by a taxi.

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

12. Who is Roberta Muldoon?
(a) Robert Muldoon's daughter.
(b) Robert Muldoon's sister.
(c) Robert Muldoon after sex-reassignment surgery.
(d) Robert Muldoon's mistress.

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

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

15. Who is Mr. Tinch?
(a) Garp's English teacher.
(b) The former dean.
(c) Helen's father.
(d) Garp's uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Ralph?

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

3. When Garp is very young, how do the students at Steering treat him?

4. What is _The Sexual Suspect_?

5. What happened to Ernie's wife?

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