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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jillsy Sloper?
(a) A cleaning woman at John Wolf's publishing company.
(b) John Wolf's secret test to see if a novel will be successful.
(c) The person to whom Garp dedicates _The World According to Bensenhaver_.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

2. What is the title of the first essay Ellen James writes that is published?
(a) "What Jenny Fields Meant to Me."
(b) "Why I'm Not an Ellen Jamesian."
(c) "Life with the Garps."
(d) Robert/Roberta: Can You Tell the Difference?"

3. What physical feature does Garp make fun of Michael Milton for?
(a) His moustache.
(b) His hair.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His lips.

4. What do Garp and Mrs. Ralph show each other when Garp is over at her house?
(a) Their ugly feet.
(b) Their scars.
(c) Their tatoos.
(d) Their private parts.

5. What is the color of the clothes of Mrs. Ralph's guest who won't leave?
(a) Red.
(b) Bright yellow.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

6. Who accosts Garp at the first feminist's funeral?
(a) Pooh Percy.
(b) Cushie Percy.
(c) The Ellen Jamesians.
(d) Roberta Muldoon.

7. What happens to Walt as a result of the car accident in his driveway?
(a) He dies.
(b) He loses his right eye.
(c) He loses his right arm.
(d) He is paralyzed.

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

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

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

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

12. What position does Garp take at Steering after his mother passes away?
(a) An in-house writer on the campus.
(b) The school nurse.
(c) The school secretary.
(d) The school wrestling coach.

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

14. What happens to Duncan as a result of the car accident in his driveway?
(a) He loses his right eye.
(b) He goes blind.
(c) He loses his right arm.
(d) He never speaks again.

15. Who does Garp meet on a plane after the first feminist funeral?
(a) His old dean.
(b) Michael Milton.
(c) Ellen James.
(d) Technical Sergeant Garp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Bensenhaver?

2. What time of day is it when Garp starts telling Walt a story about a dog and a cat?

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

4. What kind of car does Michael Milton buy?

5. What is Mrs. Ralph wearing when Garp first sees her, after Garp sneaks over to her house to check on Duncan?

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