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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 Garp's reactions when he learns what Charlotte means when she refers to her "purse" being taken?
2. Who is Charlotte?
3. Who is the "real" Franz Grillparzer?
4. How does Jenny Garp handle her alcohol?
5. Where does Garp loose his virginity?
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. What does Jenny's insistence that she continue to wear her nurse's uniform symbolize?
4. What role does Garp play for Jenny when they are in Vienna?
5. Why does Jenny take so many classes at Steering?
6. How does Jenny find her publisher?
7. Where do Helen and Garp get most of their money during the first several years of their marriage?
8. What starts the feud between Jenny and the Percies?
9. What does Jenny say to Fat Stew when he complains about what Garp did to his dog?
10. Why is Garp worried about Duncan spending the night at Ralph's house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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
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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