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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of car do the Garps own?
(a) A Volvo.
(b) A really old station wagon that looks like a hearse.
(c) A Ford truck.
(d) A BMW.

2. What color is the car that Hope is kidnapped in?
(a) Turquoise.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

3. When Garp goes to Ralph's house to check on Duncan, what does Garp find him doing?
(a) Fighting with Ralph.
(b) Sneaking alcohol with Ralph.
(c) Sleeping in the living room.
(d) Reading magazines.

4. What final act prompts Garp to take Duncan home from Mrs. Ralph's house?
(a) A very bad feeling Garp has.
(b) Mrs. Ralph's incessant yelling.
(c) A phone call from Helen.
(d) The arrival of the police.

5. How does Jenny die?
(a) She is assassinated.
(b) She drowns.
(c) She dies peacefully in her sleep.
(d) One of the women at Dog's Head Harbor kills her.

6. What type of business does Mrs. Truckenmiller claim to operate?
(a) A hair salon.
(b) A car repair shop.
(c) A school.
(d) A bookstore.

7. What is the dog is Garp's story to Walt chained to?
(a) A stake in the ground.
(b) A fire hydrant.
(c) An old tree.
(d) An old truck.

8. What does the cat continue to do to the dog in the story Garp tells Walt?
(a) Scratch him.
(b) Tease him.
(c) Bring him scraps because he knows he's hungry.
(d) Talk to him.

9. In Garp's dream, what does Duncan need to do?
(a) Go to the bathroom.
(b) Finish his homework.
(c) Clean up his room.
(d) Run a really fast race.

10. 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) Having a mental breakdown.
(b) On drugs.
(c) She is acting normally.
(d) Drunk.

11. What does Duncan see while looking down at the street from John Wolf's office?
(a) Many people who are crippled.
(b) A robbery.
(c) A runaway horse.
(d) A runaway car.

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

13. Who tries to run Garp over while he is jogging down the road?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Roberta.
(c) Helen.
(d) An Ellen Jamesian.

14. What lesson does Walt take from the story Garp tells him?
(a) That he should be careful of stray cats.
(b) That he should be careful of chained-up dogs.
(c) That he should be nicer to animals.
(d) That he should be careful crossing the street.

15. Whose student paper is Helen caught reading one night when Garp realizes she's not in bed?
(a) Alice Harrison's.
(b) Pooh Percy's.
(c) Michael Milton's.
(d) Cushie Percy's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Garp do at Mrs. Ralph's house in an effort to pass the time until he can take Duncan home?

2. What happens to Duncan as a result of the car accident in his driveway?

3. Who is the monstrous rapist in _The World According to Bensenhaver_?

4. Who is Jillsy Sloper?

5. How does Garp feel about what happens to Duncan in his dream?

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