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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What position does Garp take at Steering after his mother passes away?
(a) The school secretary.
(b) An in-house writer on the campus.
(c) The school wrestling coach.
(d) The school nurse.

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

5. Why is Garp outraged over a book cover John Wolf designs?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Because it pretends to be written by Garp himself.
(c) Because it is full of lies.
(d) Because it uses Garp's children for profit and gain.

6. What kind of car do the Garps own?
(a) A really old station wagon that looks like a hearse.
(b) A Volvo.
(c) A BMW.
(d) A Ford truck.

7. What does Garp do at Mrs. Ralph's house in an effort to pass the time until he can take Duncan home?
(a) Wash dishes.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Look through her books.
(d) Write on her very fancy typewriter.

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

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

10. What lesson does Walt take from the story Garp tells him?
(a) That he should be careful of chained-up dogs.
(b) That he should be careful of stray cats.
(c) That he should be nicer to animals.
(d) That he should be careful crossing the street.

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

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

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

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

15. What does Duncan see while looking down at the street from John Wolf's office?
(a) A runaway horse.
(b) A robbery.
(c) Many people who are crippled.
(d) A runaway car.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What country is Michael Milton obsessed with?

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

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

5. What kind of bed does Mrs. Ralph have?

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