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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through What He Wanted to Be When He Grew Up.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jenny's role at Steering?
(a) She is the school nurse.
(b) She is the dean.
(c) She is an English professor.
(d) She is the director of admissions.

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

3. How does Jenny respond to Garp's crush on Helen?
(a) She writes Garp a long letter.
(b) She writes Helen a long letter.
(c) She attempts to keep them apart.
(d) She threatens Helen.

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

5. How can Garp and Helen's first conversations best be described?
(a) Long and intimate.
(b) Romantic and long-winded.
(c) Angry and agressive.
(d) Short and awkward.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jenny announces she wants to become pregnant but not have a relationship, what does she receive?

2. What is the name of Garp's older sister?

3. What sport does Garp eventually end up playing at Steering?

4. What is Garp doing when he gets stuck in the gutter?

5. Why is the young Garp labeled "mischievous" by the people at Steering?

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