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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Only a bathrobe.
(c) Exercise clothing.
(d) Lingerie.

2. What moves so that the dog ends up being closer to the cat in the story Garp tells Walt?
(a) The cat mistakenly moves too close.
(b) There is an earthquake and the street moves a little.
(c) The owner moves the stake in the ground.
(d) The truck moves a little each day.

3. Who does Garp leave in charge of Dog's Head Harbor?
(a) Roberta.
(b) Helen.
(c) John Wolf.
(d) Cushie Percy.

4. What is the title of the first essay Ellen James writes that is published?
(a) "What Jenny Fields Meant to Me."
(b) "Life with the Garps."
(c) "Why I'm Not an Ellen Jamesian."
(d) Robert/Roberta: Can You Tell the Difference?"

5. What time of day is it when Garp starts telling Walt a story about a dog and a cat?
(a) It's Walt's bedtime.
(b) It's lunchtime.
(c) It's early in the morning.
(d) It's mid-morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to run Garp over while he is jogging down the road?

2. How does Garp dress while attending the first feminist funeral?

3. Who calls Garp in the middle of the night while his family is in Europe?

4. What has happened to Mr. Bensenhaver's wife?

5. Whose phone calls continually wake up Garp (and Helen) in the middle of the night?

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