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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Garp have to communicate after his car accident?
(a) By writing little notes.
(b) By speaking Spanish.
(c) By using sign language.
(d) By grunting and pointing.

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

3. What horrible event is the center of _The World According to Bensenhaver_?
(a) Helen Fields' rape.
(b) Hope Standish's rape.
(c) John Irving's rape trial.
(d) Jenny Duncan's rape.

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

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

6. 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.

7. Who accosts Garp at the first feminist's funeral?
(a) The Ellen Jamesians.
(b) Pooh Percy.
(c) Roberta Muldoon.
(d) Cushie Percy.

8. What does Garp hit one night when driving into his driveway with the engine and lights off?
(a) Michael Milton's car.
(b) Duncan's new bike.
(c) Walt's new toy truck.
(d) His house.

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

10. What moves so that the dog ends up being closer to the cat in the story Garp tells Walt?
(a) The owner moves the stake in the ground.
(b) The cat mistakenly moves too close.
(c) There is an earthquake and the street moves a little.
(d) The truck moves a little each day.

11. Who does Jenny name executor of her estate?
(a) Roberta.
(b) The Ellen Jamesians.
(c) Helen.
(d) Garp.

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

13. What does the dog in Garp's story to Walt want more than anything?
(a) To be able to reach a cat.
(b) To go meet a girl dog he can see through his fence.
(c) To be free of his leash.
(d) To be inside during the day with his master.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Garp enters Mrs. Ralph's house for the first time, what does she ask Garp to do?

2. What is the color of the clothes of Mrs. Ralph's guest who won't leave?

3. Who tries to run Garp over while he is jogging down the road?

4. Whose funeral is considered the first feminist funeral?

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

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