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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of Mrs. Ralph's dog?
(a) Mr. Wiggles.
(b) Max.
(c) Bill.
(d) Spot.

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

5. What kind of bed does Mrs. Ralph have?
(a) One that comes down from the wall.
(b) A waterbed.
(c) A couch that she uses for a bed.
(d) A futon.

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

7. 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 never speaks again.
(d) He loses his right arm.

8. 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) The arrival of the police.
(d) A phone call from Helen.

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

10. What time of day is it when Garp starts telling Walt a story about a dog and a cat?
(a) It's mid-morning.
(b) It's lunchtime.
(c) It's Walt's bedtime.
(d) It's early in the morning.

11. Why is Garp outraged over a book cover John Wolf designs?
(a) Because it pretends to be written by Garp himself.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) Because it uses Garp's children for profit and gain.
(d) Because it is full of lies.

12. What country is Michael Milton obsessed with?
(a) London.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) England.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Garp take his sons when he learns of Helen's affair?

2. What moves so that the dog ends up being closer to the cat in the story Garp tells Walt?

3. What has happened to Mr. Bensenhaver's wife?

4. How does Garp dress while attending the first feminist funeral?

5. What does the cat continue to do to the dog in the story Garp tells Walt?

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