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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The town in which the orphanage is set is described as what?
(a) A slow-paced retirement community.
(b) An abandoned logging town.
(c) A prosperous fishing village.
(d) A bustling manufacturing city.

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) Cause miscarriages.
(b) Induce sleep.
(c) Relieve headaches.
(d) Cure cancer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Dr. Larch returns to the hospital with a girl how old who is pregnant by her father?

2. The nurses keep mentioning in the novel that the doctor is named after what?

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

4. In Chapter 4, a pregnant woman comes to St. Cloud's and collapses in the dispensary from what?

5. Where did John Irving grow up?

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