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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of car does Wally's father own in the novel?
(a) Ford.
(b) Buick.
(c) Mercedes-Benz.
(d) Cadillac.

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

3. Wally's girlfriend in Chapter 4 is the daughter of the local what?
(a) Lobsterman and mechanic.
(b) Capenter and drunk.
(c) Sheriff and city councilman.
(d) Banker and investor.

4. 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) Induce sleep.
(c) Relieve headaches.
(d) Cause miscarriages.

5. When Homer turns to Gray's Anatomy for additional information on the fetus in Chapter 5, the fetus information is where in the book?
(a) The end.
(b) The glossary.
(c) The middle.
(d) The intro.

6. Where did John Irving grow up?
(a) Detroit, Michigan.
(b) Exeter, New Hampshire.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Bangor, Maine.

7. Melony suggests to Homer that Dr. Larch is what in Chapter 3?
(a) In love with her.
(b) Gay.
(c) Abusing the orphans.
(d) Rich.

8. What did Wally's mother change her first and last name to after marrying?
(a) Martha Worthington.
(b) Janice Worthington.
(c) Candice Worthington.
(d) Olive Worthington.

9. Unknown to Dr. Larch, Melony, and Homer, who lay dead in the woods in Chapter 5?
(a) Olive Worthington.
(b) Nurse Edna.
(c) The stationmaster.
(d) Nurse Angela.

10. Melony tells Homer in Chapter 3 that if Homer was born at the orphanage, then there is what?
(a) Birth certificate on file.
(b) A record of who his real mother is.
(c) Photographs of his parents.
(d) A movie of his birth.

11. Who is looking out the window when the car drives by leaving with Homer in the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Nurse Edna.
(b) Melony.
(c) Nurse Caroline.
(d) Angel.

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

13. Homer's first foster family returns him to the orphanage because of what reason?
(a) He never cries.
(b) He is silent.
(c) He swears.
(d) He is violent.

14. What is the name of the city where the orphanage is in "The Cider House Rules"?
(a) St. Cloud's.
(b) Portland.
(c) Bangor.
(d) Grey Rock.

15. Where does Wally learn he can take his fiance for an abortion in Chapter 4?
(a) Ocean's View Orchard.
(b) St. Cloud's.
(c) Anderson Hospital.
(d) St. Jude's.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Homer packs his bag and says goodbye to the two nurses while Dr. Larch starts the autopsy on whom in Chapter 5?

3. When was John Irving born?

4. Dr. Larch is surprised to see that the woman in the pornographic photo is whom in Chapter 3?

5. What do Melony and Homer see flying in the air by the river in Chapter 3?

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