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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Homer discovers the abortions that take place at the orphanage when he discovers what in a wastebasket?
(a) A fetus.
(b) A scalpel.
(c) A medical report.
(d) A medical bill.

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

4. In Chapter 2, Dr. Larch returns to the hospital with a girl how old who is pregnant by her father?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Wilbur Larch attend medical school?

2. What college did Wilbur Larch attend for his undergraduate degree?

3. The autopsy reveals that the prostitute to whom Dr. Larch lost his virginity to died of what in Chapter 2?

4. When Homer reaches what age do the doctor and nurses fear he will learn about the abortions in Chapter 2?

5. In what historical era does the story begin?

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