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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 Chapter 3, Dr. Larch makes it Homer's responsibility to read to the orphans for how long each night?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 45 minutes.

2. When Wally sees Candy with the younger boy in her lap, he begs her to do what in Chapter 5?
(a) Have the abortion immediately.
(b) Marry him.
(c) Not have the abortion.
(d) Adopt the boy.

3. Homer sends a note to Melony to tell her what when he goes to read for the girls in Chapter 3?
(a) He wants to go for a walk.
(b) He can't find her record.
(c) Dr. Larch is not gay.
(d) He enjoys the picture.

4. Dr. Larch asks Homer to perform an autopsy on what in Chapter 5?
(a) An old man.
(b) A teenage girl.
(c) A dead fetus.
(d) A horse.

5. What college did Wilbur Larch attend for his undergraduate degree?
(a) Exeter College.
(b) Bowdoin College.
(c) Harvard Medical School.
(d) Cambridge University.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, the author describes a place off what street that performs the illegal abortions without a medical doctor?

2. Homer's first foster family returns him to the orphanage because of what reason?

3. In Chapter 5, the wind is picking up in St. Cloud's and awakens the stationmaster, who thinks it is what?

4. Who is one of the nurses who works in the boys' division of the hospital orphanage and who tries to never repeat names when naming the babies?

5. When was "The World According to Garp" published?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dr. Larch ask Homer to perform an autopsy in Chapter 5? What does Homer find?

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

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

4. How is Homer Wells described in Chapter 1? How is Homer viewed by Dr. Larch and the nurses?

5. Discuss the symbolism and foreshadowing in Chapter 4. What is foreshadowed by Candy's pregnancy?

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

7. What is foreshadowed about the life and career of Dr. Larch in Chapter 2?

8. What causes Homer's first two adoptive families to return him to the orphanage in Chapter 1?

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

10. Where does Dr. Larch decide to go when leaving Boston in Chapter 2? Who invites him to a party and why, in this chapter?

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