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

2. What sport does Garp eventually end up playing at Steering?
(a) Fencing.
(b) Polo.
(c) Wrestling.
(d) Track and field.

3. When Garp is very young, how do the students at Steering treat him?
(a) They bully him around.
(b) They don't even know he exists because Jenny hides him.
(c) They are forbidden to talk to him.
(d) Kindly.

4. Who is Charlotte?
(a) The name of the prostitute's hairstylist.
(b) Garp's girlfriend in Vienna.
(c) Garp and Jenny's landlord.
(d) The prostitute Jenny ends up speaking with.

5. Who suggests where Jenny and Garp should go after Garp's graduation?
(a) Cushie.
(b) Mr. Tinch.
(c) The dean.
(d) Jenny's parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Garp's older sister?

2. Who comes to seek out Jenny at Dog's Head Harbor?

3. While at Steering, what is Garp shocked to find in an old cannon?

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

5. Who is Roberta Muldoon?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do Garp's dreams about his children foreshadow?

4. How is Garp's second novel received?

5. What starts the feud between Jenny and the Percies?

6. How does John Wolf respond to Jenny's book?

7. Why does Garp decide to become a writer?

8. Where do Helen and Garp get most of their money during the first several years of their marriage?

9. What qualities in Mrs. Ralph does Garp also see in himself?

10. What does Garp's bedtime story to Walt symbolize?

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