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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Wilbur Larch contract as a result of his father's graduation gift?
(a) Herpes.
(b) Gonorrhea.
(c) Syphillis.
(d) AIDS.

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

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

4. Wilbur Larch's mother worked for whom?
(a) A local politician.
(b) The police captain.
(c) An Army General.
(d) The President.

5. In what state is "The Cider House Rules" set?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Montana.
(c) Maine.
(d) Michigan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Homer's last name in the novel?

2. What is the name of the city where the orphanage is in "The Cider House Rules"?

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

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

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

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