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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which nurse is in love with the doctor at the orphanage?
(a) Nurse Beth.
(b) Nurse Melissa.
(c) Nurse Edna.
(d) Nurse Angela.

2. The third family that adopts Homer does so when he is how old?
(a) 15.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

3. Melony tells Homer that she will do to him what the woman is doing in the picture if he will do what in Chapter 3?
(a) Stay at the orphanage forever.
(b) Run away with her.
(c) Get her some ether.
(d) Get her file from the orphanage office.

4. When was John Irving born?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1930.

5. When Homer is how old does Dr. Larch assign him to read to the girls at the orphanage?
(a) 17.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What medical reference book does Dr. Larch give to Homer to study?

2. What is the birth name of Wally's mother in the novel?

3. What did Wilbur Larch contract as a result of his father's graduation gift?

4. In Chapter 4, a pregnant woman comes to St. Cloud's and collapses in the dispensary from what?

5. What do Melony and Homer see flying in the air by the river in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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