View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who writes a letter to Homer to tell him about his heart condition in Chapter 8?
(a) Debra Pettigrew.
(b) Dr. Larch.
(c) Wally.
(d) Ollive Worthington.

2. 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?
(a) Nurse Edna.
(b) Fuzzy Stone.
(c) Melony.
(d) Nurse Angela.

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

4. The foreman at what farm sees that Melony picks apples well and tells her to come back in three weeks when the season starts, so she can work for him in Chapter 7?
(a) Rolling Hills Farm.
(b) Three Lakes Farm.
(c) Owl Farm.
(d) York Farm.

5. What is the name of the home on Ocean's View Orchard where the workers live during the harvest season?
(a) Squatter's mansion.
(b) The cider house.
(c) Labor camp.
(d) The hay barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. When one of the orphans dies, Dr. Larch writes a history about the child being what?

2. To what location does Melony purchase a train ticket after leaving the orphanage in Chapter 6?

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

4. After the abortion, who comes into the recovery room to be with Candy in Chapter 5?

5. By what nickname does Melony think of Homer in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 245 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample