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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What household duties does Garp usually take care of?
(a) Managing their finances only.
(b) Cooking only.
(c) None of them--he's the man.
(d) Childcare, cleaning, and cooking.

2. What is the name of Steering's wrestling coach?
(a) Stewart Percy.
(b) Ernie Holm.
(c) Milton Milbridge.
(d) Jenny Fields.

3. How does Charlotte die?
(a) She succumbs to cancer.
(b) Her kidnapper kills her.
(c) She is hit by a taxi.
(d) She kills herself by drinking poison.

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

5. What reason does Alice give Garp about why she can't write?
(a) She is too self-conscious about her speech impediment.
(b) She is too eager to have a child.
(c) She has never learned to use a typewriter.
(d) She is too upset about her husband's affair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jenny unable to advise Garp about at Steering?

2. What year is it when Jenny and Garp leave the country after Garp's graduation?

3. What does Jenny offer to do to Bonkers after Bonkers attacks Garp?

4. What is the name of Mrs. Ralph's husband?

5. What book does Mrs. Ralph have in her car when Garp catches her speeding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Garp think is the source of Helen's bruises (while she is having an affair)?

2. Why is Jenny fired from the hospital?

3. What does Helen think happens when Garp spends so long at Mrs. Ralph's house?

4. What does Helen wish about the way Garp treats their children?

5. What part needs to be fixed on the Garps' car?

6. What is Garp's second novel about?

7. What does Jenny say to Fat Stew when he complains about what Garp did to his dog?

8. What important role does "Cushie" play in Garp's life while he's at Steering?

9. How does Ernie Holm die?

10. Why does Garp want a second child?

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