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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. How does Charlotte die?

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

3. When was Steering established?

4. Who was Robert Muldoon?

5. What is the name of Garp's older sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Garp and Cushie respond when they hear Fat Stew bellowing for Cushie's return?

2. What plan does Helen come up with for helping Harrison and Alice's marriage?

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

4. What bad driving habit does Garp have when he's coming home?

5. Where does the chapter title of _The World According to Bensenhaver_ come from?

6. How does Garp react to the Ellen Jamesians after Ellen's article is published?

7. What does Helen think happens when Garp spends so long at Mrs. Ralph's house?

8. What does Garp's bedtime story to Walt symbolize?

9. What starts the feud between Jenny and the Percies?

10. What do Garp's dreams about his children foreshadow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jenny always wears her nurses uniform. Choose three major points in the novel and describe what the uniform means at that point in the novel. Use quotations 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

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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