View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Jenny's book received?
(a) Very well.
(b) It only gets published back in Vienna.
(c) Not well at all.
(d) It never gets published because of a fire.

2. Why does Helen not attend Steering?
(a) Helen does in fact attend Steering.
(b) Girst aren't allowed.
(c) She isn't admitted.
(d) She doesn't want to go.

3. Who is the "real" Franz Grillparzer?
(a) A famous sculptor.
(b) A famous chef in Vienna.
(c) A famous Viennese poet and dramatist.
(d) Jenny and Garp's crazy neighbor.

4. What is Garp looking up in the phone book when he has a career revelation?
(a) Banks.
(b) Lumber.
(c) Marriage Counselors.
(d) Toilets.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jenny's role at Steering?

2. How does Jenny spend her time when she first arrives in Vienna?

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

4. What does Garp not like in some sports?

5. What friend's house does Duncan like to spend the night at?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Donald Whitcomb?

2. How does Ernie Holm die?

3. Why is Garp worried about Duncan spending the night at Ralph's house?

4. What is Garp's second novel about?

5. What do the deaths of so many parents symbolize in the chapter entitled "The First Feminist Funeral, and Other Funerals"?

6. What does Jenny's insistence that she continue to wear her nurse's uniform symbolize?

7. What does Garp think is the source of Helen's bruises (while she is having an affair)?

8. Why is Jenny fired from the hospital?

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

10. What does Helen wish about the way Garp treats their children?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 581 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample