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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ultimately happens to the cat in the story Garp tells Walt?
(a) He is eaten by the dog.
(b) He and the dog become good friends.
(c) He is taken to a new town by his owners.
(d) He is hit by a truck.

2. What is the name of Mrs. Ralph's dog?
(a) Max.
(b) Mr. Wiggles.
(c) Bill.
(d) Spot.

3. What happens to Garp in Garp's dream?
(a) He is too stupid to help Duncan with his homework.
(b) He can't remember how to write.
(c) He teaches Duncan how to wrestle with a bear.
(d) He is also sucked out of an airplane.

4. How does Garp learn of his wife's affair?
(a) Helen confesses.
(b) Margie Tallworth slips him a note.
(c) He is just suspicious.
(d) He catches her in bed with her lover.

5. Who is the monstrous rapist in _The World According to Bensenhaver_?
(a) Fat Stew.
(b) Oren Rath.
(c) Pooh Percy.
(d) John Irving.

6. What type of business does Mrs. Truckenmiller claim to operate?
(a) A school.
(b) A hair salon.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A car repair shop.

7. Who calls Garp in the middle of the night while his family is in Europe?
(a) Michael Milton.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Roberta.
(d) John Wolf.

8. Who is Margie Tallworth?
(a) Michael Milton's ex-girlfriend.
(b) Someone who sees Michael and Helen together in a car.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) A student of Helen's.

9. In what state does Mrs. Ralph appear to be when Garp starts talking to her, after he sneaks over to her house to check on Duncan?
(a) She is acting normally.
(b) Drunk.
(c) On drugs.
(d) Having a mental breakdown.

10. What happens to Duncan in Garp's dream?
(a) He chooses the wrong door.
(b) He gets sucked out of a plane.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) He asks his dad for help.

11. What image does Garp see of Jenny when he and his family are flying to Europe before his book's release?
(a) Michael Milton talking to reporters.
(b) Jenny floating above the crowd.
(c) John Wolf running after the plane.
(d) Walt waving goodbye to them.

12. What is the title of the first essay Ellen James writes that is published?
(a) Robert/Roberta: Can You Tell the Difference?"
(b) "Why I'm Not an Ellen Jamesian."
(c) "What Jenny Fields Meant to Me."
(d) "Life with the Garps."

13. Where do the Garps go to recover after their car accident?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Wellesley College.
(c) Steering.
(d) Dog's Head Harbor.

14. When Garp goes to Ralph's house to check on Duncan, what does Garp find him doing?
(a) Reading magazines.
(b) Sneaking alcohol with Ralph.
(c) Fighting with Ralph.
(d) Sleeping in the living room.

15. Who takes care of the Garps during their recovery?
(a) Roberta.
(b) Helen.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Michael.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day is it when Garp starts telling Walt a story about a dog and a cat?

2. What physical feature does Garp make fun of Michael Milton for?

3. What kind of car do the Garps own?

4. What do Garp and Mrs. Ralph show each other when Garp is over at her house?

5. What does the cat continue to do to the dog in the story Garp tells Walt?

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