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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. The third family that adopts Homer does so when he is how old?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

3. How many of John Irving's novels have been adapted to film?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 13.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did John Irving win the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his script "The Cider House Rules"?

2. Wilbur Larch was born in what era?

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

4. In what historical era does the story begin?

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

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