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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Homer reaches what age do the doctor and nurses fear he will learn about the abortions in Chapter 2?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

2. After graduating from medical school, Dr. Larch delivers babies where?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Detroit.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

3. Homer discovers the abortions that take place at the orphanage when he discovers what in a wastebasket?
(a) A medical report.
(b) A scalpel.
(c) A fetus.
(d) A medical bill.

4. The town in which the orphanage is set is described as what?
(a) A prosperous fishing village.
(b) An abandoned logging town.
(c) A bustling manufacturing city.
(d) A slow-paced retirement community.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Wilbur Larch's father is described as having been what?

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

4. As a graduation gift from high school, Wilbur's father bought him what?

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

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