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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. Melony picks up what while she and Homer are hanging out in one of the abandoned buildings by the river in Chapter 3?
(a) A frog.
(b) A stick.
(c) A snake.
(d) A rock.

2. Where does Wally learn he can take his fiance for an abortion in Chapter 4?
(a) St. Jude's.
(b) St. Cloud's.
(c) Ocean's View Orchard.
(d) Anderson Hospital.

3. What is the name of the city where the orphanage is in "The Cider House Rules"?
(a) Grey Rock.
(b) Portland.
(c) St. Cloud's.
(d) Bangor.

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) Candy.
(b) Angel.
(c) Missy.
(d) Melony.

5. 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) Judgment Day.
(c) Christmas Day..
(d) Easter.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. The third family that adopts Homer does so when he is how old?

5. Dr. Larch asks Homer to perform an autopsy on what in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the characters of Homer and Wally relate in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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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