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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. After seeing advertisements in the phone book, what does Garp consider changing his profession to?
2. What is Stewart Percy's formal role at Steering?
3. What body part does Garp lose to Bonkers?
4. What unique band of characters are in Garp's first important story?
5. What book does Mrs. Ralph have in her car when Garp catches her speeding?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Garp think is the source of Helen's bruises (while she is having an affair)?
2. What is the ultimate goal behind Garp writing his first short story?
3. What is Garp's second novel about?
4. What does Garp's bedtime story to Walt symbolize?
5. What does Jenny's insistence that she continue to wear her nurse's uniform symbolize?
6. Where do Helen and Garp get most of their money during the first several years of their marriage?
7. What plan does Helen come up with for helping Harrison and Alice's marriage?
8. What does Jenny say to Fat Stew when he complains about what Garp did to his dog?
9. Why is Garp worried about Duncan spending the night at Ralph's house?
10. What does Mrs. Ralph tell Garp that both of their sons like to do at her house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Although _The World According to Garp_ has many unusual plot developments, many, if not most, of them are foreshadowed. Give three examples, using specific citations from the text, where a major event is foreshadowed in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Is tension a positive thing, a negative thing, or both a positive and a negative thing in _The World According to Garp_? Make sure to use at least three examples and citations from the text to support your position.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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