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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. What is Stewart Percy's formal role at Steering?
(a) Chief doctor.
(b) School chef.
(c) We never learn.
(d) School secretary.

2. What is the name of Garp's oldest son?
(a) Duncan.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Royles.
(d) Malcolm.

3. What is Jenny unable to advise Garp about at Steering?
(a) Sports teams.
(b) The male teachers.
(c) Who to pick as a roommate.
(d) Which teachers will let him cheat.

4. What relationship do Roberta Muldoon and Garp quickly develop?
(a) Roberta becomes a nanny for Garp's sick mother.
(b) They become sworn enemies.
(c) They become lovers.
(d) They become best friends.

5. How do Ellen Jamesians communicate?
(a) By writing little notes.
(b) By grunting only.
(c) By using sign language.
(d) By talking.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Charlotte that makes her so hard to find?

3. What is the name of Jenny's publisher?

4. Who is the "real" Franz Grillparzer?

5. What is unique about Alice's way of speaking?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the chapter title of _The World According to Bensenhaver_ come from?

2. What is the Under Toad?

3. How does Ernie Holm die?

4. What does Helen's inability to attend Steering symbolize?

5. What does Jenny say to Fat Stew when he complains about what Garp did to his dog?

6. What does Mrs. Ralph tell Garp that both of their sons like to do at her house?

7. Why does Garp decide to become a writer?

8. What does Garp say about his own death while at John Wolf's house with Helen?

9. Why does Jenny try to keep Helen and Garp apart?

10. What do the deaths of so many parents symbolize in the chapter entitled "The First Feminist Funeral, and Other Funerals"?

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