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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What time of day is it when Garp starts telling Walt a story about a dog and a cat?
(a) It's lunchtime.
(b) It's Walt's bedtime.
(c) It's mid-morning.
(d) It's early in the morning.

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

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

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

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

13. How does Garp dress while attending the first feminist funeral?
(a) As a woman.
(b) Like a policeman.
(c) In all black.
(d) Like a priest.

14. 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 free of his leash.
(c) To be inside during the day with his master.
(d) To go meet a girl dog he can see through his fence.

15. Who is the monstrous rapist in _The World According to Bensenhaver_?
(a) Pooh Percy.
(b) John Irving.
(c) Oren Rath.
(d) Fat Stew.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jenny die?

2. In Garp's dream, what does Duncan need to do?

3. Who is Mr. Bensenhaver?

4. Who does Helen end up having an affair with?

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

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