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

Short Answer Questions

1. What moves so that the dog ends up being closer to the cat in the story Garp tells Walt?

2. In what state does Mrs. Ralph appear to be when Garp starts talking to her, after he sneaks over to her house to check on Duncan?

3. What kind of car do the Garps own?

4. After he sneaks over to check on Duncan, how does Garp actually enter Mrs. Ralph's house?

5. What happens to Duncan as a result of the car accident in his driveway?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The last line of _The World According to Garp_ is very famous. Discuss 1) What you think the last line means? 2) How does the last line relate to the book? and 3) why might the line be so well-known?

Essay Topic 2

At several points in the novel, characters communicate by writing short notes. Choose three instances where a character has to use notes to communicate and discuss 1) why that character must use notes, 2) what the notes symbolize, and 3) what Irving accomplishes by using the little notes as a literary device.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the chapter titles in _The World According to Garp_ seem silly or disconnected. Choose four chapter titles and address why Irving chose the titles he did, what the titles mean, and how important each of the titles is within the larger scope of the text.

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