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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through What He Wanted to Be When He Grew Up.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Helen's older sister?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Elena.
(c) Emma.
(d) Helen doesn't have any siblings.

2. What happens to Helen's glasses every time she watches a wrestling match?
(a) They get broken.
(b) Helen never wears glasses.
(c) They fog up.
(d) She loses them.

3. When she is young, who does Helen say she wants to marry?
(a) A writer.
(b) A scientist.
(c) A professional wrestler.
(d) A doctor.

4. Who chooses Garp's sport at Steering?
(a) Jenny.
(b) The dean.
(c) He is assigned.
(d) Garp picks a sport out of a hat.

5. How old is Jenny Fields when the novel opens?
(a) 25.
(b) 22.
(c) 19.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the incident in the movie theater, Jenny hypothesizes that all women are on their way to becoming what?

2. What happened to Ernie's wife?

3. What is the name of Steering's wrestling coach?

4. Where do the initials "T.S" (in T.S. Garp's name) come from?

5. How do Jenny's parents respond to her decision to drop out of college?

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