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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 Stewart Percy's formal role at Steering?
(a) We never learn.
(b) School secretary.
(c) Chief doctor.
(d) School chef.

2. What is Jenny unable to advise Garp about at Steering?
(a) Who to pick as a roommate.
(b) Which teachers will let him cheat.
(c) The male teachers.
(d) Sports teams.

3. What does Jenny's father do for a living?
(a) He works in banks.
(b) His family has always had money.
(c) He's a shoe magnate.
(d) He's a car salesman.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the hospital Jenny Fields first works in?

2. What is Jenny's role at Steering?

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

4. How old is Jenny Fields when the novel opens?

5. Where does Jenny go after being fired from the hospital?

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