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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In the City Where Marcus Aurelius Died.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who suggests where Jenny and Garp should go after Garp's graduation?
(a) Mr. Tinch.
(b) Cushie.
(c) Jenny's parents.
(d) The dean.

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

4. When the novel begins, what year is it?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1942.
(d) We never learn what year it is.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the incident in the movie theater, Jenny hypothesizes that all women are on their way to becoming what?

2. What body part does Garp lose to Bonkers?

3. How do Jenny's parents respond to her decision to drop out of college?

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

5. What year is it when Jenny and Garp leave the country after Garp's graduation?

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