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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Garps go to recover after their car accident?

2. What time of day is it when Garp starts telling Walt a story about a dog and a cat?

3. In Garp's dream, what does Duncan need to do?

4. What is Mrs. Ralph wearing when Garp first sees her, after Garp sneaks over to her house to check on Duncan?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is your opinion of the Ellen Jamesians? Are they noble, self-sacrificing figures (as Jenny originally believes) or are they ridiculous, attention-hungry followers (as Garp believes)? Support your position by using three examples of the Ellen Jamesians and what they do from the text.

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

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.

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