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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. When was Steering established?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1900s.
(c) 1800s.
(d) 1929.

2. What is the name of the hospital Jenny Fields first works in?
(a) Boston General.
(b) General Hospital.
(c) Boston Mercy.
(d) None of these answers is correct.

3. Who chooses Garp's sport at Steering?
(a) Garp picks a sport out of a hat.
(b) He is assigned.
(c) The dean.
(d) Jenny.

4. When she is young, who does Helen say she wants to marry?
(a) A professional wrestler.
(b) A scientist.
(c) A writer.
(d) A doctor.

5. Who comes to Jenny's rescue after she is assaulted in the movie theater?
(a) Her dad.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Her mom.
(d) Her brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Steering's wrestling coach?

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

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

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

5. When the novel begins, what year is it?

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