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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What means of transportation does Garp not like to take while in Vienna?
(a) Carpool vans.
(b) Bicycling.
(c) Taxis.
(d) The bus.

2. Who is the author of the book Mrs. Ralph has in her car?
(a) Dostoevsky.
(b) John Irving.
(c) Garp.
(d) Shakespeare.

3. What is Garp's reactions when he learns what Charlotte means when she refers to her "purse" being taken?
(a) He is shocked.
(b) He is not surprised.
(c) He is mad at her.
(d) He is worried.

4. What is Dog's Head Harbor?
(a) Jenny's family's estate.
(b) The place where Jenny and Ernie get married.
(c) The name of a private school.
(d) A library Jenny inadvertently takes over.

5. What characteristics is Mr. Tinch best known for?
(a) Bad skin and a lisp.
(b) Bad breath and a stutter.
(c) Bad clothes and a limp.
(d) Bad hair and a bowtie.

6. How does Jenny respond to Garp's crush on Helen?
(a) She writes Helen a long letter.
(b) She threatens Helen.
(c) She writes Garp a long letter.
(d) She attempts to keep them apart.

7. Why do the Fletchers eventually move away from the Garps?
(a) Because Harrison gets a better job somewhere else.
(b) Because Alice unexpectedly becomes a very famous author.
(c) Because Alice becomes very ill and needs better doctors.
(d) Because Harrison is caught having an affair with a student.

8. What is the name of Steering's wrestling coach?
(a) Milton Milbridge.
(b) Ernie Holm.
(c) Jenny Fields.
(d) Stewart Percy.

9. What is the title of Garp's first novel?
(a) Ellen James: My Hero and Friend.
(b) Ellen James.
(c) Autobiography of a Bear.
(d) Procrastination.

10. Who is "Cushie"?
(a) The school secretary.
(b) A nurse who works with Jenny.
(c) A teacher.
(d) One of the Percy girls.

11. What relationship do Roberta Muldoon and Garp quickly develop?
(a) They become sworn enemies.
(b) Roberta becomes a nanny for Garp's sick mother.
(c) They become lovers.
(d) They become best friends.

12. After seeing advertisements in the phone book, what does Garp consider changing his profession to?
(a) Managing a bank.
(b) Becoming a plumber.
(c) Managing a lumber yard.
(d) Marriage counseling.

13. What does Jenny's father do for a living?
(a) He's a car salesman.
(b) His family has always had money.
(c) He's a shoe magnate.
(d) He works in banks.

14. What reason does Alice give Garp about why she can't write?
(a) She is too upset about her husband's affair.
(b) She is too self-conscious about her speech impediment.
(c) She has never learned to use a typewriter.
(d) She is too eager to have a child.

15. What is the name of Garp's oldest son?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Duncan.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Royles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Garp loose his virginity?

3. What do people tell Garp has happened to Charlotte when she disappears?

4. Who tells Garp where to find Charlotte?

5. How does Duncan get to his friend's house?

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