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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Garp have to communicate after his car accident?
(a) By using sign language.
(b) By speaking Spanish.
(c) By grunting and pointing.
(d) By writing little notes.

2. Who is the main character in _The World According to Bensenhaver_?
(a) Jenny Duncan.
(b) Hope Standish.
(c) John Irving.
(d) Helen Fields.

3. How does Garp feel about what happens to Duncan in his dream?
(a) Nothing--which makes Garp sad.
(b) Confused.
(c) Angry.
(d) Guilty.

4. Who does Jenny name executor of her estate?
(a) Garp.
(b) Roberta.
(c) The Ellen Jamesians.
(d) Helen.

5. 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) The truck moves a little each day.
(c) The owner moves the stake in the ground.
(d) There is an earthquake and the street moves a little.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Duncan in Garp's dream?

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

3. What image does Garp see of Jenny when he and his family are flying to Europe before his book's release?

4. What do Garp and Mrs. Ralph show each other when Garp is over at her house?

5. Who takes care of the Garps during their recovery?

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