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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Melony tells Homer that she will do to him what the woman is doing in the picture if he will do what in Chapter 3?

2. What medical reference book does Dr. Larch give to Homer to study?

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

4. In Chapter 4, Homer and Melony are close to how old?

5. Wilbur Larch's mother worked for whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the prostitute's daughter come to Dr. Larch in Chapter 2?

2. In what ways does Dr. Larch record the history of St. Cloud's as described in Chapter 1?

3. Who helps Wally and Candy arrive at the orphanage in Chapter 5? What impression do these characters have?

4. In what ways is St. Cloud's symbolic? How does the author establish this in Chapter 1?

5. How does the setting of Heart's Haven and Heart's Rock compare to the orphanage in Chapter 4?

6. What imagery does the author use in describing Homer's walks from the girls' division at the orphanage in Chapter 3? What is symbolic about this imagery?

7. How does the author describe Wilbur Larch's early life in Chapter 2? What led to Wilbur's sexually transmitted disease?

8. Why does Dr. Larch keep the women having abortions separate from the women giving birth in Chapter 3?

9. What is the setting of the novel established in Chapter 1? During what time period does the novel begin?

10. What does the character of Melony symbolize in Homer's life in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss foreshadowing in Chapter 5 and Homer's decision to go with Wally and Candy in the novel. What does Homer hope to gain from the experience? What can be seen in the discussion between Wally and Homer?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the characters of Wally and Candy in the narrative. How old are these characters? What are their backgrounds like? How old are they when they are introduced in the novel? How do the lives of Wally and Candy relate to the life of Homer in Chapter 4?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss literary allusion and the novels "David Copperfield" and "Jane Eyre". What is symbolic in Dr. Larch choosing these novels to read to the children? What do these novels have in common? How do the orphans in the novel respond to these books?

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