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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Helen not attend Steering?
(a) Helen does in fact attend Steering.
(b) Girst aren't allowed.
(c) She isn't admitted.
(d) She doesn't want to go.

2. Who is Roberta Muldoon?
(a) Robert Muldoon's sister.
(b) Robert Muldoon's mistress.
(c) Robert Muldoon's daughter.
(d) Robert Muldoon after sex-reassignment surgery.

3. How does Duncan get to his friend's house?
(a) He takes the bus.
(b) He walks.
(c) Garp drives him.
(d) He rides his bike.

4. What reason does Alice give Garp about why she can't write?
(a) She is too eager to have a child.
(b) She has never learned to use a typewriter.
(c) She is too self-conscious about her speech impediment.
(d) She is too upset about her husband's affair.

5. What sad figure does Garp come across one day while jogging in the park?
(a) A dead bear.
(b) A dead dog.
(c) A funeral ceremony.
(d) A very young girl who has been raped.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does Garp accidentally drop on Mrs. Ralph after he catches her speeding?

2. What project does Jenny begin in Vienna?

3. What does Jenny pay a prostitute for?

4. What is Garp's reactions when he learns what Charlotte means when she refers to her "purse" being taken?

5. What characteristics is Mr. Tinch best known for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Garp not approve of in Mrs. Ralph's life?

2. What does Helen wish about the way Garp treats their children?

3. What plan does Helen come up with for helping Harrison and Alice's marriage?

4. Why do Garp and Helen decide to have a third child?

5. What does Garp think is the source of Helen's bruises (while she is having an affair)?

6. How do Duncan and Garp finally make it home after Garp takes Duncan from Mrs. Ralph's house?

7. How does Garp feel about his mother's gift of money so he can get a prostitute?

8. What does the nickname "blue and blood" for Steering's colors allude to?

9. What is symbolic about the book that Mrs. Ralph has in her car when Garp chases her down for speeding?

10. How does Ellen James fit into Garp's family?

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