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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. Two boys from the orphanage playing outside fall over the dead and frozen body of whom in Chapter 5?
(a) Nurse Caroline.
(b) The stationmaster.
(c) David Copperfield.
(d) Dr. Wilbur Larch.

2. What is the name of Wally's girlfriend in Chapter 4?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Mary.
(c) Candy.
(d) Valerie.

3. Homer's first foster family returns him to the orphanage because of what reason?
(a) He never cries.
(b) He swears.
(c) He is violent.
(d) He is silent.

4. Which nurse is in love with the doctor at the orphanage?
(a) Nurse Angela.
(b) Nurse Beth.
(c) Nurse Edna.
(d) Nurse Melissa.

5. As a graduation gift from high school, Wilbur's father bought him what?
(a) A watch.
(b) A night with a prostitute.
(c) A plane ticket.
(d) A new car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Homer sends a note to Melony to tell her what when he goes to read for the girls in Chapter 3?

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

3. While Dr. Larch permits Homer to deliver babies, he doesn't allow Homer to do what in Chapter 4?

4. When Homer sneaks into the baby room in Chapter 3, he finds one of the expectant mothers standing there who asks him to do what?

5. Homer discovers the abortions that take place at the orphanage when he discovers what in a wastebasket?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In what ways do the characters of Olive Worthington and Dr. Larch relate in Chapter 4?

5. What is ironic about Wilbur's parents in Chapter 2? How is Wilbur's career shaped by his encounter with the prostitute?

6. What is symbolic about Dr. Larch's choices for the books read to the orphans in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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