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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was the name of John Irving's first novel?
(a) The 158-Pound Marriage.
(b) The World According to Garp.
(c) The Water-Method Man.
(d) Setting Free the Bears.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "The World According to Garp" published?

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

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

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

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

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