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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Jenny's publisher?
(a) James Wolfing.
(b) John Wolf.
(c) Wolfing James.
(d) Wolf John.

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

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

4. What book does Mrs. Ralph have in her car when Garp catches her speeding?
(a) The World According to Garp.
(b) Garp's first novel.
(c) The Matrix.
(d) The Eternal Husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What unique band of characters are in Garp's first important story?

2. When was Steering established?

3. Who are the Ellen Jamesians?

4. What is Jenny's role at Steering?

5. Why does Helen not attend Steering?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Garp's bedtime story to Walt symbolize?

2. What bad driving habit does Garp have when he's coming home?

3. What does Helen's inability to attend Steering symbolize?

4. Why does Jenny take so many classes at Steering?

5. What does Garp's dream (when Duncan is at Ralph's house) symbolize?

6. What important role does "Cushie" play in Garp's life while he's at Steering?

7. Garp dies at the age of 33. Why is this number important to know in literature?

8. What does Garp not approve of in Mrs. Ralph's life?

9. What does Mrs. Ralph tell Garp that both of their sons like to do at her house?

10. How does John Wolf respond to Jenny's book?

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