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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the prostitute dies, her daughter comes to see Dr. Larch and hands him a brown bottle that contains a solution promising to do what in Chapter 2?
(a) Cure cancer.
(b) Relieve headaches.
(c) Cause miscarriages.
(d) Induce sleep.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many of John Irving's novels have been adapted to film?

3. What college did Wilbur Larch attend for his undergraduate degree?

4. What was the name of John Irving's first novel?

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

(see the answer key)

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