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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who does Helen end up having an affair with?
(a) Michael Milton.
(b) Roberta Muldoon.
(c) Fat Stew.
(d) Duncan's babysitter.

7. How does Jenny die?
(a) She dies peacefully in her sleep.
(b) She drowns.
(c) One of the women at Dog's Head Harbor kills her.
(d) She is assassinated.

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

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

10. What has happened to Mr. Bensenhaver's wife?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) She was attacked in a laundromat.
(c) She was raped.
(d) She was murdered.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the name of Mrs. Ralph's dog?

5. What time of day is it when Garp starts telling Walt a story about a dog and a cat?

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