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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Jenny's role at Steering?
(a) She is an English professor.
(b) She is the school nurse.
(c) She is the dean.
(d) She is the director of admissions.

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

4. What is the name of Mrs. Ralph's husband?
(a) Peter.
(b) James.
(c) Michael.
(d) Mrs. Ralph is no longer married in the novel.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who is Harrison Fletcher?
(a) Helen's boss at the university.
(b) Helen's colleague at the university where they teach.
(c) Helen's long-lost brother.
(d) A student of Helen's.

11. What sad figure does Garp come across one day while jogging in the park?
(a) A funeral ceremony.
(b) A dead bear.
(c) A very young girl who has been raped.
(d) A dead dog.

12. What is the name of Garp's oldest son?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Royles.
(c) Duncan.
(d) Jesus.

13. What does Jenny notably compliment a prostitute on?
(a) Her fur muff.
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her shoes.
(d) Her dignity.

14. What happens to Helen's glasses every time she watches a wrestling match?
(a) They get broken.
(b) They fog up.
(c) She loses them.
(d) Helen never wears glasses.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Garp's second book?

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

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

4. Who does Garp have his first extra-marital affair with?

5. Who are the Ellen Jamesians?

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