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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The autopsy reveals that the prostitute to whom Dr. Larch lost his virginity to died of what in Chapter 2?
(a) Herpes.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Scurvy.

2. Wilbur Larch's mother worked for whom?
(a) An Army General.
(b) The police captain.
(c) A local politician.
(d) The President.

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

4. What is Homer's last name in the novel?
(a) Wells.
(b) Worthington.
(c) Larch.
(d) Stone.

5. What college did Wilbur Larch attend for his undergraduate degree?
(a) Cambridge University.
(b) Harvard Medical School.
(c) Bowdoin College.
(d) Exeter College.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Dr. Larch returns to the hospital with a girl how old who is pregnant by her father?

2. Where did Wilbur Larch attend medical school?

3. What woman from a high-society family in Boston invites Dr. Larch to a croquet party in Chapter 2?

4. What is the name of the city where the orphanage is in "The Cider House Rules"?

5. When did John Irving win the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his script "The Cider House Rules"?

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