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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Homer tells Dr. Larch about the trip to the apple orchard, saying he'll be gone how long in Chapter 5?
(a) A few days.
(b) Ten days.
(c) One month.
(d) Two weeks.

2. What does Homer name the baby he delivers in Chapter 4?
(a) Dennis.
(b) Daryl.
(c) David.
(d) Darren.

3. When one of the orphans dies, Dr. Larch writes a history about the child being what?
(a) A runaway.
(b) Adopted.
(c) A carrier of a rare illness.
(d) Arrested.

4. Dr. Larch is surprised to see that the woman in the pornographic photo is whom in Chapter 3?
(a) Nurse Angela.
(b) Nurse Edna.
(c) The prostitute's daughter.
(d) Nurse Caroline.

5. How does Homer feel about Candy when he first meets her in Chapter 5?
(a) He thinks she is misinformed.
(b) He thinks she is arrogant.
(c) He finds her unattractive.
(d) He falls in love with her.

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

7. When Homer sneaks into the baby room in Chapter 3, he finds one of the expectant mothers standing there who asks him to do what?
(a) Make her some tea.
(b) Sleep with his hand and ear on her belly.
(c) Call the nurses.
(d) Help her leave the building.

8. What is Homer's last name in the novel?
(a) Larch.
(b) Wells.
(c) Stone.
(d) Worthington.

9. What is the name of Wally's girlfriend's father?
(a) Clarence Kendall.
(b) John Kendall.
(c) Abraham Kendall.
(d) Ray Kendall.

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

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

12. What college did Wilbur Larch attend for his undergraduate degree?
(a) Bowdoin College.
(b) Cambridge University.
(c) Exeter College.
(d) Harvard Medical School.

13. Wilbur Larch was born in what era?
(a) 1910s.
(b) 1880s.
(c) 1860s.
(d) 1940s.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The town in which the orphanage is set is described as what?

2. Wilbur Larch's father is described as having been what?

3. Wilbur Larch's mother worked for whom?

4. Dr. Larch asks Homer to perform an autopsy on what in Chapter 5?

5. When Homer is how old does Dr. Larch assign him to read to the girls at the orphanage?

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