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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Assassin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is _The Sexual Suspect_?
(a) Jenny's autobiography.
(b) Garp's autobiography.
(c) The nickname Jenny earns in Vienna.
(d) The nickname Garp earns in Vienna.

2. Who is the monstrous rapist in _The World According to Bensenhaver_?
(a) Oren Rath.
(b) John Irving.
(c) Pooh Percy.
(d) Fat Stew.

3. Why is the young Garp labeled "mischievous" by the people at Steering?
(a) Because he has no father.
(b) Because he is a bully.
(c) Because he lies a lot.
(d) Because he steals food from the kitchens.

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

5. Who is Jillsy Sloper?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) The person to whom Garp dedicates _The World According to Bensenhaver_.
(c) John Wolf's secret test to see if a novel will be successful.
(d) A cleaning woman at John Wolf's publishing company.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day is it when Garp starts telling Walt a story about a dog and a cat?

2. How does Garp spend his time when he first arrives in Vienna?

3. Why do the Fletchers eventually move away from the Garps?

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

5. What does Garp write to Helen about right before he and Jenny leave Vienna?

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