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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It takes how long for Homer to write his first letter to Dr. Larch after leaving the orphanage in Chapter 6?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 4 months.

2. As Melony boards the train in Chapter 6, she remembers reading on the emblem of Wally's car which said what?
(a) Ocean's View Orchard.
(b) Moose Haven Resort.
(c) Captain Teddy's Lobster.
(d) Maine Fishing Company.

3. How old is Dr. Larch in Chapter 10?
(a) 84.
(b) 76.
(c) 90.
(d) 68.

4. A woman whose husband died in the war comes into the hospital for what in Chapter 9?
(a) Brain surgery.
(b) Hand surgery.
(c) An abortion.
(d) Heart surgery.

5. Homer knows more than his biology teacher about what in Chapter 8?
(a) The female reproductive system.
(b) The neurological system.
(c) The war.
(d) Living in a big city.

6. When Chapter 6 begins, Homer has been away from St. Cloud's for how long?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 2 days.

7. How old is Angel in Chapter 10?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 19.
(d) 23.

8. From whose coat does Melony steal money before leaving the orphanage in Chapter 6?
(a) Nurse Edna's.
(b) Mrs. Grogan's.
(c) Olive Worthington's.
(d) Nurse Caroline's.

9. In Chapter 10, who has been trying to replace Dr. Larch at the orphanage?
(a) Nurse Angela.
(b) The board of trustees.
(c) The Attorney General.
(d) The Governor.

10. By what nickname does Melony think of Homer in Chapter 6?
(a) Muffin man.
(b) Butter ball.
(c) Teddy bear.
(d) Sunshine.

11. The day after the movies is the day that what event takes place in Chapter 8?
(a) The outbreak of the Vietnam War.
(b) The bombing of Pearl Harbor.
(c) The start of World War I.
(d) The outbreak of the Korean War.

12. In Chapter 10, Homer has been running Ocean View, and he is now responsible for what?
(a) Pruning the trees.
(b) Juicing the apples.
(c) Training the pickers.
(d) Posting the cider house rules.

13. Who works as a plane spotter for two hours a day at her club in Chapter 8?
(a) Wally.
(b) Homer.
(c) Olive Worthington.
(d) Dr. Larch.

14. Melony frames a newspaper article about what in Chapter 10?
(a) An upcoming election.
(b) The war being over.
(c) A place she would like to visit.
(d) Wally coming home.

15. What name do Candy and Homer give to the child they have in the novel?
(a) Barney Wells.
(b) Robert Wells.
(c) Angel Wells.
(d) Douglas Wells.

Short Answer Questions

1. Homer notices the majority of the cider house rules have to do with what in Chapter 7?

2. On Thanksgiving in Chapter 8, the Worthingtons are hosting the dinner, which includes Candy and whom?

3. When Homer opens his wallet in front of the movie theater, the wind blows out what in Chapter 8?

4. Olive and Candy think Wally is alive, but Ray and who think he is dead in the beginning of Chapter 9?

5. When Homer asks some of the women workers about the cider house rules, they explain that who writes the rules every year?

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