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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What medical reference book does Dr. Larch give to Homer to study?
(a) Gray's Anatomy.
(b) Jane Eyre.
(c) David Copperfield.
(d) How to Perform Abortions.

2. By what nickname does Melony think of Homer in Chapter 6?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Butter ball.
(c) Muffin man.
(d) Teddy bear.

3. Melony picks up what while she and Homer are hanging out in one of the abandoned buildings by the river in Chapter 3?
(a) A rock.
(b) A snake.
(c) A frog.
(d) A stick.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Dr. Larch returns to the hospital with a girl how old who is pregnant by her father?

2. In Chapter 5, the wind is picking up in St. Cloud's and awakens the stationmaster, who thinks it is what?

3. After graduating from medical school, Dr. Larch delivers babies where?

4. When Homer is gone for three weeks, Dr. Larch says he doesn't care about who does what, so who starts reading to the boy orphans in Chapter 6?

5. What is the name of Wally's girlfriend in Chapter 4?

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