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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state does Mrs. Ralph appear to be when Garp starts talking to her, after he sneaks over to her house to check on Duncan?
(a) Drunk.
(b) She is acting normally.
(c) On drugs.
(d) Having a mental breakdown.

2. What does Garp hit one night when driving into his driveway with the engine and lights off?
(a) Duncan's new bike.
(b) His house.
(c) Michael Milton's car.
(d) Walt's new toy truck.

3. Why is Garp outraged over a book cover John Wolf designs?
(a) Because it is full of lies.
(b) Because it uses Garp's children for profit and gain.
(c) Because it pretends to be written by Garp himself.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

4. Where do the Garps go to recover after their car accident?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Dog's Head Harbor.
(c) Steering.
(d) Wellesley College.

5. Who takes care of the Garps during their recovery?
(a) Roberta.
(b) Helen.
(c) Michael.
(d) Jenny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does John Wolf not want to publish Garp's novel _The World According to Bensenhaver_?

2. What country is Michael Milton obsessed with?

3. Who does Garp leave in charge of Dog's Head Harbor?

4. What is the title of the first essay Ellen James writes that is published?

5. What lesson does Walt take from the story Garp tells him?

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