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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Walt as a result of the car accident in his driveway?

2. What color is the car that Hope is kidnapped in?

3. What type of business does Mrs. Truckenmiller claim to operate?

4. What lesson does Walt take from the story Garp tells him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Technical Sergent Garp, while immobile and unable to speak in a hospital bed, plays a key role in the novel. Describe three literary techniques Irving uses to help develop the character of Technical Sergent Garp. Making sure to use citations and examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

The majority of characters in _The World According to Garp_ are minor characters that only appear for a chapter or two. Choose three minor characters and discuss what literary devices Irving uses to define each character despite his or her brief appearance in the story.

Essay Topic 3

_The World According to Garp_ is a very complicated novel. Write an essay addressing what you believe to be the main theme, i.e., the one that rises above all the other themes. Make sure to use examples to support your position.

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