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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Drunk.
(b) She is acting normally.
(c) On drugs.
(d) Having a mental breakdown.

2. In Garp's dream, what does Duncan need to do?
(a) Go to the bathroom.
(b) Run a really fast race.
(c) Finish his homework.
(d) Clean up his room.

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

4. Whose student paper is Helen caught reading one night when Garp realizes she's not in bed?
(a) Michael Milton's.
(b) Pooh Percy's.
(c) Alice Harrison's.
(d) Cushie Percy's.

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

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

7. Who is Mr. Bensenhaver?
(a) Hope's father.
(b) A rapist.
(c) Hope's husband.
(d) A police detective.

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

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

10. Who does Garp leave in charge of Dog's Head Harbor?
(a) Cushie Percy.
(b) John Wolf.
(c) Roberta.
(d) Helen.

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

12. Who tries to run Garp over while he is jogging down the road?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Helen.
(c) Roberta.
(d) An Ellen Jamesian.

13. What is Mrs. Ralph wearing when Garp first sees her, after Garp sneaks over to her house to check on Duncan?
(a) Lingerie.
(b) Plaid PJs
(c) Only a bathrobe.
(d) Exercise clothing.

14. What medical aid does Jenny take Duncan to get?
(a) A cane.
(b) A walker.
(c) A hearing aid.
(d) A glass eye.

15. What physical feature does Garp make fun of Michael Milton for?
(a) His hair.
(b) His lips.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His moustache.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Duncan in Garp's dream?

2. Whose phone calls continually wake up Garp (and Helen) in the middle of the night?

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

4. What country is Michael Milton obsessed with?

5. Who is the monstrous rapist in _The World According to Bensenhaver_?

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