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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The nurses keep mentioning in the novel that the doctor is named after what?
(a) A fish.
(b) A tree.
(c) A bird of prey.
(d) A type of rock.

2. When Homer sneaks into the baby room in Chapter 3, he finds one of the expectant mothers standing there who asks him to do what?
(a) Help her leave the building.
(b) Sleep with his hand and ear on her belly.
(c) Make her some tea.
(d) Call the nurses.

3. Melony picks up what while she and Homer are hanging out in one of the abandoned buildings by the river in Chapter 3?
(a) A stick.
(b) A frog.
(c) A snake.
(d) A rock.

4. Homer discovers the abortions that take place at the orphanage when he discovers what in a wastebasket?
(a) A scalpel.
(b) A fetus.
(c) A medical bill.
(d) A medical report.

5. Homer's first foster family returns him to the orphanage because of what reason?
(a) He is silent.
(b) He never cries.
(c) He is violent.
(d) He swears.

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. In what state is "The Cider House Rules" set?

3. Homer keeps the photograph shown to him by Melony hidden where in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 2, the author describes a place off what street that performs the illegal abortions without a medical doctor?

5. In what historical era does the story begin?

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