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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. What is unique about Alice's way of speaking?
2. How does Jenny respond to Garp's crush on Helen?
3. What is Stewart Percy's formal role at Steering?
4. Who is Charlotte?
5. What form of revenge does Garp get on Bonkers?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the nickname "blue and blood" for Steering's colors allude to?
2. What does Garp say about his own death while at John Wolf's house with Helen?
3. Where do Helen and Garp get most of their money during the first several years of their marriage?
4. How is Garp's second novel received?
5. Why does Garp want a second child?
6. Why does Garp decide to become a writer?
7. What does Jenny say to Fat Stew when he complains about what Garp did to his dog?
8. Garp dies at the age of 33. Why is this number important to know in literature?
9. What is the Under Toad?
10. What do Garp's dreams about his children foreshadow?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Technical Sergent Garp, while immobile and unable to speak in a hospital bed, plays a key role in the novel. Describe three literary techniques Irving uses to help develop the character of Technical Sergent Garp. Making sure to use citations and examples from the text to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 2
The character of John Wolf plays a key role within the story. Is he a "good" character or a "bad" character? Does he help Jenny or hurt her? Does he help the Garp family or hurt them? Make sure to use at least three examples from the text to support your position.
Essay Topic 3
Even though _The World According to Garp_ deals with serious issues, it sometimes is considered to have a comical or lighthearted tone. Write an essay that (1) identifies what you think the tone of the novel is and (2) uses at least four examples/citations from the text that support your position.
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