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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Larch asks Homer to perform an autopsy on what in Chapter 5?
(a) A horse.
(b) A dead fetus.
(c) An old man.
(d) A teenage girl.

2. Homer packs his bag and says goodbye to the two nurses while Dr. Larch starts the autopsy on whom in Chapter 5?
(a) Mrs. Channing-Peabody.
(b) Mr. Rose.
(c) Debra Pettigrew.
(d) The stationmaster.

3. Which nurse is in love with the doctor at the orphanage?
(a) Nurse Edna.
(b) Nurse Angela.
(c) Nurse Melissa.
(d) Nurse Beth.

4. The autopsy reveals that the prostitute to whom Dr. Larch lost his virginity to died of what in Chapter 2?
(a) Herpes.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Scurvy.

5. What drug did Wilbur Larch begin taking regularly while in medical school?
(a) LSD.
(b) Opium.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Ether.

6. When Homer says goodbye to Dr. Larch, they tell each other what for the first time in Chapter 5?
(a) They love each other.
(b) Stories from childhood.
(c) Hopes for the future.
(d) Religious viewpoints.

7. In Chapter 3, Dr. Larch makes it Homer's responsibility to read to the orphans for how long each night?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

8. After the abortion, who comes into the recovery room to be with Candy in Chapter 5?
(a) Melony.
(b) Homer.
(c) Wally.
(d) Olive.

9. What is the name of the daughter that a high-society woman wants Dr. Larch to perform an abortion on in Chapter 2?
(a) Angel.
(b) Missy.
(c) Melony.
(d) Candy.

10. What woman from a high-society family in Boston invites Dr. Larch to a croquet party in Chapter 2?
(a) Mrs. Channing-Peabody.
(b) Olive Worthington.
(c) Grace Lynch.
(d) Mrs. Grogan.

11. What is the book that Dr. Larch chooses for Homer to read to the girls at the orphanage?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Jane Eyre.
(c) Grey's Anatomy.
(d) David Copperfield.

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

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

14. While Dr. Larch permits Homer to deliver babies, he doesn't allow Homer to do what in Chapter 4?
(a) Perform abortions.
(b) Brain surgery.
(c) Heart surgery.
(d) Draw blood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Wally sees Candy with the younger boy in her lap, he begs her to do what in Chapter 5?

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

3. What is the name of Wally's girlfriend's father?

4. What orphan from the orphanage had respiratory problems causing him/her to sleep in a special tent to help with breathing?

5. Wilbur Larch's mother worked for whom?

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