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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 Garp doing when he gets stuck in the gutter?
(a) Playing hide and seek with some students.
(b) Trying to fly.
(c) Trying to run away.
(d) Trying to capture pigeons.

2. What language does Jenny learn while living in Vienna?
(a) French.
(b) Viennese.
(c) German.
(d) None.

3. Who is Harrison Fletcher?
(a) Helen's colleague at the university where they teach.
(b) Helen's boss at the university.
(c) Helen's long-lost brother.
(d) A student of Helen's.

4. Where do the initials "T.S" (in T.S. Garp's name) come from?
(a) His father, Terrence Smith Garp.
(b) His father, Technical Sergeant Garp.
(c) His grandfather, Toby Sam.
(d) His grandfather, Theodore Sampson.

5. How do Jenny's parents respond to her decision to drop out of college?
(a) They are grateful because now they can save money.
(b) She never tells them she drops out.
(c) They are proud of her for taking a stand.
(d) They are embarrased for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Tinch?

2. What is Jenny unable to advise Garp about at Steering?

3. What object does Mrs. Ralph throw at Garp when he catches her speeding?

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

5. How does Duncan get to his friend's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Garp and Cushie respond when they hear Fat Stew bellowing for Cushie's return?

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

4. Who do Garp and Helen decide are to blame for the car accident?

5. Why won't Helen read _The World According to Bensenhaver_?

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

7. How is Garp's second novel received?

8. Why is Jenny transferred out of the obstetrics ward?

9. Why is Jenny nervous when Garp plays with the Percy children?

10. What role does Garp play for Jenny when they are in Vienna?

(see the answer keys)

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