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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to being a drunk and unbeknownst to him and his family, Wally Worthing Senior has what disease?
(a) Alzheimer's.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Leprosy.
(d) Cancer.

2. In Chapter 2, the author describes a place off what street that performs the illegal abortions without a medical doctor?
(a) Harrison Street.
(b) Lincoln Street.
(c) Adams Way.
(d) Washington Boulevard.

3. What is the book that Dr. Larch chooses for Homer to read to the girls at the orphanage?
(a) Grey's Anatomy.
(b) Jane Eyre.
(c) David Copperfield.
(d) The Bible.

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

5. In what state is "The Cider House Rules" set?
(a) Montana.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Maine.

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. Wilbur Larch was born in what era?

3. In Chapter 3, Dr. Larch makes it Homer's responsibility to read to the orphans for how long each night?

4. What is the birth name of Wally's mother in the novel?

5. Homer performs the autopsy and tells the doctor the cadaver died of what in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does the character of Dr. Larch symbolize God? How is this illustrated in Chapter 3?

2. How is Homer's first meeting with Candy and Wally described in Chapter 5?

3. What is symbolic about Homer's naming of the baby in Chapter 4?

4. How is Melony described by the author in Chapter 3? What age is Melony?

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

6. What does the exposition reveal about Dr. Larch's past in Chapter 1?

7. 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?

8. What is Dr. Larch's reaction to Homer's leaving the orphanage in Chapter 5? What is foreshadowed?

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

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

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