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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drug did Wilbur Larch begin taking regularly while in medical school?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Ether.
(c) Opium.
(d) LSD.

2. Wilbur Larch's father is described as having been what?
(a) A preacher.
(b) A banker.
(c) A drunk.
(d) A doctor.

3. When did John Irving win the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his script "The Cider House Rules"?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2007.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1999.

4. As a graduation gift from high school, Wilbur's father bought him what?
(a) A new car.
(b) A plane ticket.
(c) A night with a prostitute.
(d) A watch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Larch applies for an obstetrics position in his home town of what in Chapter 2?

2. Which nurse is in love with the doctor at the orphanage?

3. Who is the founder and doctor of the hospital who runs the orphanage in the novel?

4. Homer discovers the abortions that take place at the orphanage when he discovers what in a wastebasket?

5. The autopsy reveals that the prostitute to whom Dr. Larch lost his virginity to died of what in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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