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

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical feature does Garp make fun of Michael Milton for?

2. What has happened to Mr. Bensenhaver's wife?

3. Who is Mr. Bensenhaver?

4. In what state does Mrs. Ralph appear to be when Garp starts talking to her, after he sneaks over to her house to check on Duncan?

5. After Garp enters Mrs. Ralph's house for the first time, what does she ask Garp to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

_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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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