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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the main character in _The World According to Bensenhaver_?
(a) Hope Standish.
(b) John Irving.
(c) Jenny Duncan.
(d) Helen Fields.

2. What ultimately happens to the cat in the story Garp tells Walt?
(a) He is taken to a new town by his owners.
(b) He is eaten by the dog.
(c) He and the dog become good friends.
(d) He is hit by a truck.

3. During her affair with a student, where do Helen's bruises come from?
(a) Her new aerobics class.
(b) Michael Milton.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Playing with her kids.

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

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

6. Where does Garp take his sons when he learns of Helen's affair?
(a) To visit Roberta.
(b) To the movies.
(c) To their grandmother's.
(d) Back to daycare.

7. Who is Mr. Bensenhaver?
(a) Hope's husband.
(b) A rapist.
(c) Hope's father.
(d) A police detective.

8. What happens to Garp in Garp's dream?
(a) He is also sucked out of an airplane.
(b) He teaches Duncan how to wrestle with a bear.
(c) He can't remember how to write.
(d) He is too stupid to help Duncan with his homework.

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

10. Who does Garp leave in charge of Dog's Head Harbor?
(a) Roberta.
(b) Helen.
(c) John Wolf.
(d) Cushie Percy.

11. What does Garp hit one night when driving into his driveway with the engine and lights off?
(a) Michael Milton's car.
(b) His house.
(c) Duncan's new bike.
(d) Walt's new toy truck.

12. Who is being buried on the same day as Ernie Holm?
(a) Midge Percy.
(b) Stewart Percy.
(c) Pooh Percy.
(d) Cushie Percy.

13. What does the dog in Garp's story to Walt want more than anything?
(a) To go meet a girl dog he can see through his fence.
(b) To be able to reach a cat.
(c) To be inside during the day with his master.
(d) To be free of his leash.

14. What has happened to Mr. Bensenhaver's wife?
(a) She was raped.
(b) She was murdered.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) She was attacked in a laundromat.

15. What is Mrs. Ralph wearing when Garp first sees her, after Garp sneaks over to her house to check on Duncan?
(a) Only a bathrobe.
(b) Exercise clothing.
(c) Plaid PJs
(d) Lingerie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Garp and Mrs. Ralph show each other when Garp is over at her house?

2. When Garp goes to Ralph's house to check on Duncan, what does Garp find him doing?

3. In Garp's dream, what does Duncan need to do?

4. What happens to Duncan in Garp's dream?

5. Why is Garp outraged over a book cover John Wolf designs?

(see the answer keys)

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