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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 the name of the college Jenny drops out of?
(a) Wellesley.
(b) We never learn the school's name.
(c) Smith.
(d) Boston University.

2. What happened to Ernie's wife?
(a) He was never married.
(b) She left him.
(c) She died of cancer.
(d) She died in childbirth.

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

4. What is the only word Technical Sergent Garp is able to say when he's admitted to the hospital?
(a) Garp.
(b) He can't say anything.
(c) Help.
(d) Thank you.

5. 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 threatens Helen.
(d) She attempts to keep them apart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Helen's glasses every time she watches a wrestling match?

2. Where do the initials "T.S" (in T.S. Garp's name) come from?

3. When was Steering established?

4. Who comes to Jenny's rescue after she is assaulted in the movie theater?

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

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