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

2. What is Garp doing when he gets stuck in the gutter?
(a) Trying to capture pigeons.
(b) Trying to run away.
(c) Playing hide and seek with some students.
(d) Trying to fly.

3. What happens to Helen's glasses every time she watches a wrestling match?
(a) They fog up.
(b) She loses them.
(c) They get broken.
(d) Helen never wears glasses.

4. How do Jenny's parents respond to her decision to drop out of college?
(a) They are embarrased for her.
(b) They are proud of her for taking a stand.
(c) She never tells them she drops out.
(d) They are grateful because now they can save money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jenny unable to advise Garp about at Steering?

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

3. What is Stewart Percy's formal role at Steering?

4. When she is young, who does Helen say she wants to marry?

5. What is the only word Technical Sergent Garp is able to say when he's admitted to the hospital?

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