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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After Garp enters Mrs. Ralph's house for the first time, what does she ask Garp to do?
(a) Cook her dinner.
(b) Clean her kitchen.
(c) Help her kick out a young man who won't leave.
(d) Play the piano so she can dance.

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

4. Who is being buried on the same day as Ernie Holm?
(a) Pooh Percy.
(b) Stewart Percy.
(c) Cushie Percy.
(d) Midge Percy.

5. Who does Garp meet on a plane after the first feminist funeral?
(a) His old dean.
(b) Ellen James.
(c) Technical Sergeant Garp.
(d) Michael Milton.

6. Whose phone calls continually wake up Garp (and Helen) in the middle of the night?
(a) Roberta's.
(b) Jenny's.
(c) Ernie's.
(d) Mrs. Ralph's.

7. Where does Garp take his sons when he learns of Helen's affair?
(a) To visit Roberta.
(b) Back to daycare.
(c) To their grandmother's.
(d) To the movies.

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

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

10. Whose funeral is considered the first feminist funeral?
(a) Jenny Fields's.
(b) Helen Garp's.
(c) Cushie Percy's.
(d) Roberta Muldoon's.

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

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

13. What happens to Duncan as a result of the car accident in his driveway?
(a) He never speaks again.
(b) He loses his right eye.
(c) He goes blind.
(d) He loses his right arm.

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

15. What do Garp and Mrs. Ralph show each other when Garp is over at her house?
(a) Their private parts.
(b) Their ugly feet.
(c) Their tatoos.
(d) Their scars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What moves so that the dog ends up being closer to the cat in the story Garp tells Walt?

2. What is the dog is Garp's story to Walt chained to?

3. What does Garp do at Mrs. Ralph's house in an effort to pass the time until he can take Duncan home?

4. Who is Jillsy Sloper?

5. Why does John Wolf not want to publish Garp's novel _The World According to Bensenhaver_?

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