View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What medical reference book does Dr. Larch give to Homer to study?
(a) Jane Eyre.
(b) How to Perform Abortions.
(c) Gray's Anatomy.
(d) David Copperfield.

4. What did Wilbur Larch contract as a result of his father's graduation gift?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Herpes.
(c) Gonorrhea.
(d) Syphillis.

5. What woman from a high-society family in Boston invites Dr. Larch to a croquet party in Chapter 2?
(a) Olive Worthington.
(b) Grace Lynch.
(c) Mrs. Channing-Peabody.
(d) Mrs. Grogan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to being a drunk and unbeknownst to him and his family, Wally Worthing Senior has what disease?

2. Melony picks up what while she and Homer are hanging out in one of the abandoned buildings by the river in Chapter 3?

3. 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?

4. When did John Irving win the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his script "The Cider House Rules"?

5. In what historical era does the story begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the book Jane Eyre relate to the main characters in Chapter 4? What heroic act does Homer do in this chapter?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 972 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample