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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Charlotte die?
(a) Her kidnapper kills her.
(b) She is hit by a taxi.
(c) She kills herself by drinking poison.
(d) She succumbs to cancer.

2. When the novel begins, what year is it?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1942.
(d) We never learn what year it is.

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

4. What gift does Jenny receive as a thank you for her 15 years of service to Steering?
(a) Kitchen knives.
(b) A pin.
(c) A new medical kit.
(d) Dishes.

5. What do Garp and Jenny think of Frank Grillparzer?
(a) That he should be better known in the U.S.
(b) That he is incredibly talented.
(c) That he's much nicer in person than they would have thought.
(d) That he is overrated.

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

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

8. What does Jenny notably compliment a prostitute on?
(a) Her dignity.
(b) Her shoes.
(c) Her fur muff.
(d) Her hair.

9. After the incident in the movie theater, Jenny hypothesizes that all women are on their way to becoming what?
(a) Dead.
(b) A wife.
(c) Pregnant.
(d) A whore or a wife.

10. What is the name of the college Jenny drops out of?
(a) Boston University.
(b) Smith.
(c) We never learn the school's name.
(d) Wellesley.

11. What body part does Garp lose to Bonkers?
(a) Part of his calf muscle.
(b) Part of his ear.
(c) Part of his finger.
(d) A piece of his scalp where the hair never grows again.

12. What household duties does Garp usually take care of?
(a) Managing their finances only.
(b) Cooking only.
(c) None of them--he's the man.
(d) Childcare, cleaning, and cooking.

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

14. What do people tell Garp has happened to Charlotte when she disappears?
(a) That she is hiding from him.
(b) That she quit working.
(c) That she has become sick.
(d) That she moved to the suburbs.

15. What item of Mrs. Ralph's clothing does Garp likely ruin when he catches her speeding?
(a) Her new, cashmere sweater.
(b) Her pants.
(c) Her scarf.
(d) Her blouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Garp's first important story?

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

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

4. Where do Garp and Charlotte most frequently meet for their conversations?

5. Why does Helen not attend Steering?

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