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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 are the Ellen Jamesians?
2. What is the name of Steering's wrestling coach?
3. What is the title of Garp's first novel?
4. What relationship do Roberta Muldoon and Garp quickly develop?
5. When Garp is very young, how do the students at Steering treat him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Jenny leave Wellesley?
2. What role does Garp play for Jenny when they are in Vienna?
3. What does Garp not approve of in Mrs. Ralph's life?
4. What does Helen's inability to attend Steering symbolize?
5. How does Jenny find her publisher?
6. Why is Jenny transferred out of the obstetrics ward?
7. Why is Jenny nervous when Garp plays with the Percy children?
8. What emotional experience serves as the impetus for Garp finally being able to write while in Vienna the first time?
9. How does Ernie Holm die?
10. How is Garp's second novel received?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In _The World According to Garp_, motherhood is discussed both directly and indirectly. Choose three characters from the novel who are mothers (or who assume the role of mother) and discuss 1) what shape their motherhood takes, 2) to whom they are mothers, and 3) what Irving may be saying about motherhood through their character.
Essay Topic 2
Gender roles and gender identity are very present in _The World According to Garp_. Choose threemain characters from the text and discuss how their non-traditional gender roles break cultural norms and stereotypes. Make sure to use specific examples and quotations from the text to support your thesis.
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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