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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did John Irving grow up?
(a) Exeter, New Hampshire.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Bangor, Maine.
(d) Detroit, Michigan.

2. In Chapter 2, the author describes a place off what street that performs the illegal abortions without a medical doctor?
(a) Harrison Street.
(b) Lincoln Street.
(c) Washington Boulevard.
(d) Adams Way.

3. What college did Wilbur Larch attend for his undergraduate degree?
(a) Harvard Medical School.
(b) Bowdoin College.
(c) Exeter College.
(d) Cambridge University.

4. The autopsy reveals that the prostitute to whom Dr. Larch lost his virginity to died of what in Chapter 2?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Scurvy.
(d) Herpes.

5. Which nurse is in love with the doctor at the orphanage?
(a) Nurse Angela.
(b) Nurse Beth.
(c) Nurse Edna.
(d) Nurse Melissa.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What drug did Wilbur Larch begin taking regularly while in medical school?

5. What is the name of the daughter that a high-society woman wants Dr. Larch to perform an abortion on in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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