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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the prostitute dies, her daughter comes to see Dr. Larch and hands him a brown bottle that contains a solution promising to do what in Chapter 2?
(a) Cure cancer.
(b) Relieve headaches.
(c) Cause miscarriages.
(d) Induce sleep.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Homer keeps the photograph shown to him by Melony hidden where in Chapter 3?

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

5. When Dr. Larch catches Homer searching his office, Dr. Larch tells Homer what in Chapter 3?

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