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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

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) Scurvy.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Herpes.

2. What orphan from the orphanage had respiratory problems causing him/her to sleep in a special tent to help with breathing?
(a) Wally Worthington.
(b) Melony.
(c) Homer.
(d) Fuzzy Stone.

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

4. What does Melony pack her belongings in when she leaves the orphanage in Chapter 6?
(a) A backpack.
(b) A bedsheet.
(c) A potato sack.
(d) Her pillowcase.

5. Melony frames a newspaper article about what in Chapter 10?
(a) The war being over.
(b) A place she would like to visit.
(c) An upcoming election.
(d) Wally coming home.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what location does Melony purchase a train ticket after leaving the orphanage in Chapter 6?

2. The night before Wally goes back to college, Wally talks about being what?

3. After graduating from medical school, Dr. Larch delivers babies where?

4. Who sends a sizable donation to the orphanage in Chapter 6?

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

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