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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What orphan from the orphanage had respiratory problems causing him/her to sleep in a special tent to help with breathing?
(a) Melony.
(b) Wally Worthington.
(c) Homer.
(d) Fuzzy Stone.

2. What is the name of the daughter that a high-society woman wants Dr. Larch to perform an abortion on in Chapter 2?
(a) Candy.
(b) Melony.
(c) Missy.
(d) Angel.

3. In Chapter 5, the wind is picking up in St. Cloud's and awakens the stationmaster, who thinks it is what?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Easter.
(c) Judgment Day.
(d) Christmas Day..

4. Unknown to Dr. Larch, Melony, and Homer, who lay dead in the woods in Chapter 5?
(a) Olive Worthington.
(b) The stationmaster.
(c) Nurse Angela.
(d) Nurse Edna.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the other workers leave for lunch, who stays behind, cleaning a big vat in Chapter 7?

2. After graduating from medical school, Dr. Larch delivers babies where?

3. In Chapter 3, the first book Homer reads to the boys is what?

4. When Homer says goodbye to Dr. Larch, they tell each other what for the first time in Chapter 5?

5. When two men from the orchard run after her, Melony beats one of them up with her fists and feet and the other with what in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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