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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. After the incident in the movie theater, Jenny hypothesizes that all women are on their way to becoming what?
(a) A whore or a wife.
(b) A wife.
(c) Dead.
(d) Pregnant.

2. What do Garp and Jenny think of Frank Grillparzer?
(a) That he is incredibly talented.
(b) That he is overrated.
(c) That he should be better known in the U.S.
(d) That he's much nicer in person than they would have thought.

3. What drink do Jenny and Garp share after his graduation?
(a) Beer.
(b) Wine.
(c) A margarita.
(d) A martini.

4. Who pays for Charlotte's medical care?
(a) Garp.
(b) Jenny.
(c) The state.
(d) Charlotte.

5. Where does Jenny go after being fired from the hospital?
(a) To South America.
(b) To a women's shelter.
(c) To New York City.
(d) To her parents' estate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of Mrs. Ralph's clothing does Garp likely ruin when he catches her speeding?

2. How do Jenny's parents respond to her decision to drop out of college?

3. What is the name of Garp's second book?

4. Who is Charlotte?

5. How does Charlotte die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Garp's dreams about his children foreshadow?

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

4. What role does Garp play for Jenny when they are in Vienna?

5. What does Garp not approve of in Mrs. Ralph's life?

6. What is symbolic about the book that Mrs. Ralph has in her car when Garp chases her down for speeding?

7. What does Garp's bedtime story to Walt symbolize?

8. How does Jenny find her publisher?

9. Who do Garp and Helen decide are to blame for the car accident?

10. What bad driving habit does Garp have when he's coming home?

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