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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When was "The World According to Garp" published?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1978.

5. The nurses keep mentioning in the novel that the doctor is named after what?
(a) A fish.
(b) A type of rock.
(c) A tree.
(d) A bird of prey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of John Irving's first novel?

2. Who is the founder and doctor of the hospital who runs the orphanage in the novel?

3. In what state is "The Cider House Rules" set?

4. What drug did Wilbur Larch begin taking regularly while in medical school?

5. Homer discovers the abortions that take place at the orphanage when he discovers what in a wastebasket?

(see the answer key)

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