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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Roberta Muldoon?

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

3. What is the name of Helen's older sister?

4. Why is the young Garp labeled "mischievous" by the people at Steering?

5. What item of Mrs. Ralph's clothing does Garp likely ruin when he catches her speeding?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why won't Helen read _The World According to Bensenhaver_?

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

5. Why does Jenny try to keep Helen and Garp apart?

6. What is the ultimate goal behind Garp writing his first short story?

7. What does Helen think about Garp's short story to Walt (about the dog and the cat)?

8. What does Jenny's attack on the man in the movie theater show the reader about her character?

9. What is Garp's second novel about?

10. How is Garp's second novel received?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is tension a positive thing, a negative thing, or both a positive and a negative thing in _The World According to Garp_? Make sure to use at least three examples and citations from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Pretend you are Jenny Fields. Write an essay arguing your opinion of lust, making sure to provide at least three concrete examples that support your argument(s).

Essay Topic 3

Could _The World According to Garp_ be considered a story that could actually happen in "real" life? Argue either for or against this possibility, making sure to use specific examples from the text that you believe really could (or could not) happen.

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