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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 does Jenny think of her son's lust?
(a) It's out of control.
(b) It's totally normal.
(c) It's disgusting.
(d) It's non-existent, just like hers.

2. How does Duncan get to his friend's house?
(a) He walks.
(b) Garp drives him.
(c) He takes the bus.
(d) He rides his bike.

3. What reason does Alice give Garp about why she can't write?
(a) She is too self-conscious about her speech impediment.
(b) She is too eager to have a child.
(c) She is too upset about her husband's affair.
(d) She has never learned to use a typewriter.

4. How does Jenny spend her time when she first arrives in Vienna?
(a) Staying in the hotel writing.
(b) Writing in the library.
(c) Exploring all the city has to offer.
(d) Going out on the club scene.

5. What does Jenny pay a prostitute for?
(a) Her shoes.
(b) The time to talk with her about her profession.
(c) Her fur muff.
(d) The name of her hairstylist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests where Jenny and Garp should go after Garp's graduation?

2. While at Steering, what is Garp shocked to find in an old cannon?

3. What gift does Jenny receive as a thank you for her 15 years of service to Steering?

4. Where do Garp and Charlotte most frequently meet for their conversations?

5. What do Garp and Jenny think of Frank Grillparzer?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Garp react to the Ellen Jamesians after Ellen's article is published?

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

3. Why does Garp decide to become a writer?

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

5. How does Roberta Muldoon enter Garp's life?

6. How does Ellen James fit into Garp's family?

7. Why is Jenny fired from the hospital?

8. What does Jenny say to Fat Stew when he complains about what Garp did to his dog?

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

10. Why does Helen react the way she does when she sees Jenny for the first time?

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