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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Charlotte?
(a) Garp's girlfriend in Vienna.
(b) The prostitute Jenny ends up speaking with.
(c) The name of the prostitute's hairstylist.
(d) Garp and Jenny's landlord.

3. How do Jenny's parents respond to her decision to drop out of college?
(a) They are proud of her for taking a stand.
(b) They are embarrased for her.
(c) They are grateful because now they can save money.
(d) She never tells them she drops out.

4. Who comes to seek out Jenny at Dog's Head Harbor?
(a) "Lost" women.
(b) Children in foster care.
(c) People wanting to attend nusing school.
(d) People wanting to check out books.

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

6. What object does Mrs. Ralph throw at Garp when he catches her speeding?
(a) Her fist.
(b) A book.
(c) Her purse.
(d) A ladle.

7. What is the name of Jenny's publisher?
(a) James Wolfing.
(b) John Wolf.
(c) Wolfing James.
(d) Wolf John.

8. 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 eager to have a child.
(c) She has never learned to use a typewriter.
(d) She is too self-conscious about her speech impediment.

9. What sport does Garp eventually end up playing at Steering?
(a) Track and field.
(b) Wrestling.
(c) Fencing.
(d) Polo.

10. What sad figure does Garp come across one day while jogging in the park?
(a) A dead dog.
(b) A funeral ceremony.
(c) A very young girl who has been raped.
(d) A dead bear.

11. Who is Harrison Fletcher?
(a) Helen's colleague at the university where they teach.
(b) Helen's long-lost brother.
(c) A student of Helen's.
(d) Helen's boss at the university.

12. What is the name of Garp's older sister?
(a) Jameson.
(b) Garp doesn't have any siblings.
(c) Stewart.
(d) Walt.

13. What is the name of Garp's first important story?
(a) Jenny, My Mother and Friend.
(b) The Grillparzer Pension.
(c) My Time in Vienna.
(d) The Pension Grillparzer.

14. What is the name of Garp's second book?
(a) Alith.
(b) Second Wind of the Cuckold.
(c) Helen and Garp: A Love Story.
(d) The World According to My Mother.

15. Who is involved in Garp's rescue from the Steering gutter?
(a) Jenny.
(b) All of these people are involved.
(c) Several students.
(d) The dean.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jenny Garp handle her alcohol?

2. What happened to Ellen James that made her famous?

3. What is Dog's Head Harbor?

4. What body part does Garp lose to Bonkers?

5. Why is the young Garp labeled "mischievous" by the people at Steering?

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