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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the main character in _The World According to Bensenhaver_?
(a) Helen Fields.
(b) Jenny Duncan.
(c) Hope Standish.
(d) John Irving.

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

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

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

5. What is Garp wearing when he heads out in the middle of the night to check on Duncan at Ralph's house?
(a) Women's clothes, so he won't be recognized.
(b) Only his running shorts.
(c) Black pants, black shirt, and black shoes.
(d) Work clothes, so he won't look suspicious.

6. What kind of bed does Mrs. Ralph have?
(a) A couch that she uses for a bed.
(b) A futon.
(c) One that comes down from the wall.
(d) A waterbed.

7. What final act prompts Garp to take Duncan home from Mrs. Ralph's house?
(a) A very bad feeling Garp has.
(b) Mrs. Ralph's incessant yelling.
(c) A phone call from Helen.
(d) The arrival of the police.

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

9. Who is Jillsy Sloper?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) John Wolf's secret test to see if a novel will be successful.
(c) A cleaning woman at John Wolf's publishing company.
(d) The person to whom Garp dedicates _The World According to Bensenhaver_.

10. Why does John Wolf not want to publish Garp's novel _The World According to Bensenhaver_?
(a) Because it is a collection of poetry.
(b) Because his mother demanded he get out of publishing.
(c) Because it is too gory and violent.
(d) Because it is too sappy.

11. How does Garp feel about what happens to Duncan in his dream?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Angry.
(c) Nothing--which makes Garp sad.
(d) Confused.

12. What color is the car that Hope is kidnapped in?
(a) Green.
(b) Turquoise.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

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. During her affair with a student, where do Helen's bruises come from?
(a) Her new aerobics class.
(b) Playing with her kids.
(c) Michael Milton.
(d) Her husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Ralph wearing when Garp first sees her, after Garp sneaks over to her house to check on Duncan?

2. What horrible event is the center of _The World According to Bensenhaver_?

3. Who takes care of the Garps during their recovery?

4. Whose student paper is Helen caught reading one night when Garp realizes she's not in bed?

5. What kind of car do the Garps own?

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