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Quiz about The Cider House Rules by John Irving

The Cider House Rules by John Irving Quiz

The Cider House Rules is a fantastic book by John Irving. This quiz is based on the book...not the movie...the movie left out huge plot points that make the book so good.

A multiple-choice quiz by hungreee. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
hungreee

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
28,912

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
1137

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. The orphanage and the town it sits in pretty much share a name. What is the name? Hint

St. Cloud's

St. Larch

Heart's Haven

Heart's Rock

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who names Homer Wells? Hint

Nurse Angela

Mrs. Grogan

Nurse Edna

Dr. Larch

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Question 3 of 15

3. What does Dr. Larch say to the boys every night at bed time? Hint

Good night you princes of Maine, you kings of New England

Good Night orphans and princes and kings

Good Night you kings of Maine, you princes of New England

he doesn't say good night to them, Mrs. Grogan does

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the controversial topic that is dealt with throughout the entire book and is the main struggle for Homer to come to terms with? Hint

incest

adoption

abortion

rape

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Question 5 of 15

5. Homer has a relationship with another orphan named Melony. What is Melony's nickname for Homer?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 15

6. Why do Wally and Candy come to St. Cloud's? Hint

to give their baby up for adoption

to give birth to and keep their baby

to adopt a baby

for an abortion

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which orphan desperately wants to be adopted by Candy and Wally when he meets them? Hint

Curley Day

Melony

Fuzzy Stone

David Copperfield

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Question 8 of 15

8. When Homer leaves with Candy and Wally how long does he say he's going to be gone? Hint

two years

two weeks

two days

two months

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Question 9 of 15

9. Where does Wally get shot down? Hint

over Turkey

over Rangoon

over Burma

over Pakistan

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is Dr. Larch addicted to? Hint

morphine

heroin

opium

ether

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where do the pickers like to sit that constantly causes trouble at the orchard? Hint

on the tractors

on the cider house roof

on the main house roof

inside the cider house

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Question 12 of 15

12. What happens while Wally is missing that Candy and Homer keep a secret? Hint

they get married

Candy has a miscarriage

they adopt a baby together

they have a son together

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Question 13 of 15

13. What business is Mr. Rose in? Hint

the knife business

the murder business

the gun business

the rape business

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Question 14 of 15

14. Rose Rose has a baby daughter and she reveals that she is pregnant again with another baby...who is the father of this second baby? Hint

Muddy

Mr. Rose

Angel

Peaches

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Question 15 of 15

15. When Homer finally accepts his destiny and returns to St. Cloud's he has to assume a new identity that Larch created for him...what is his new name?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The orphanage and the town it sits in pretty much share a name. What is the name?

Answer: St. Cloud's

Throughout the book the orphanage is referred to as St. Cloud's...which is the same name as the old lumber town is sits in.

2. Who names Homer Wells?

Answer: Nurse Angela

Nurse Angela is the one who uses all the funny names like Fuzzy, Stoney, and Smokey...Nurse Edna is the one who is in love with Wilbur so she names them all Wilbur or John.

3. What does Dr. Larch say to the boys every night at bed time?

Answer: Good night you princes of Maine, you kings of New England

I love that line.

4. What is the controversial topic that is dealt with throughout the entire book and is the main struggle for Homer to come to terms with?

Answer: abortion

The entire book is based around abortion. Be it legal, illegal, safe, dangerous, wrong, right, good or evil...this book really makes it clear what it was like in the 30's and 40's for women to have abortions.

5. Homer has a relationship with another orphan named Melony. What is Melony's nickname for Homer?

Answer: Sunshine

Melony says this in a contemptuous way....and she calls him this for the next 30 years or so.

6. Why do Wally and Candy come to St. Cloud's?

Answer: for an abortion

Wally and Candy come to St. Cloud's so that Candy can have an abortion. They want to get married and have a family, but they want to finish college first.

7. Which orphan desperately wants to be adopted by Candy and Wally when he meets them?

Answer: Curley Day

It is Curley who is devistated that Candy and Wally won't adopt him. He doesn't realize they aren't there to adopt anyone and when Homer leaves with them he thinks they adopted Homer.

8. When Homer leaves with Candy and Wally how long does he say he's going to be gone?

Answer: two days

Homer keeps saying he's only going to go for two days to get the apple trees and then come right back....little does he know...he'll end up being gone for years and years!

9. Where does Wally get shot down?

Answer: over Burma

Over Burma. These two words are repeated many times...mostly by Dr. Larch in his day dreams and ether dreams.

10. What is Dr. Larch addicted to?

Answer: ether

Larch is an ether addict

11. Where do the pickers like to sit that constantly causes trouble at the orchard?

Answer: on the cider house roof

They like to sit on the cider house roof and look for the lights on the coast.

12. What happens while Wally is missing that Candy and Homer keep a secret?

Answer: they have a son together

Candy and Homer fall in love and Candy accidentally becomes pregnant. They don't tell anyone. They go to St. Cloud's to have the baby, then they lie and say Homer adopted an orphan.

13. What business is Mr. Rose in?

Answer: the knife business

Mr. Rose is so fast and deadly with a knife everyone says he's in the knife business and you do not want to be in the knife business with him.

14. Rose Rose has a baby daughter and she reveals that she is pregnant again with another baby...who is the father of this second baby?

Answer: Mr. Rose

Mr. Rose is forcing his daughter Rose Rose to have sex with him and he is the father of the second baby. He cut up the father of the first baby. Mr. Rose is a sick and dangerous man.

15. When Homer finally accepts his destiny and returns to St. Cloud's he has to assume a new identity that Larch created for him...what is his new name?

Answer: Fuzzy Stone

Larch created a long and thorough history for a person that didn't exist anymore. Fuzzy was an orphan who had died when he was a child. Dr. Larch covered up that fact so that he could make Fuzzy a doctor and Homer could become Fuzzy. When Homer returns he is then on known as Dr. Fuzzy Stone so that he can replace Dr. Larch and continue his work.

Source: Author hungreee

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