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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) LSD.
(b) Ether.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Opium.

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

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

4. Who is one of the nurses who works in the boys' division of the hospital orphanage and who tries to never repeat names when naming the babies?
(a) Nurse Beth.
(b) Nurse Melissa.
(c) Nurse Edna.
(d) Nurse Angela.

5. Dr. Larch applies for an obstetrics position in his home town of what in Chapter 2?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) Boston, Massachusetts.
(c) Portland, Maine.
(d) Miami, Florida.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. The third family that adopts Homer does so when he is how old?

5. The town in which the orphanage is set is described as what?

(see the answer key)

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