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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. What is the birth name of Wally's mother in the novel?
(a) Monica Williams.
(b) Tiffany Rogers.
(c) Alice Bean.
(d) Becky Stewart.

2. What does Homer name the baby he delivers in Chapter 4?
(a) Darren.
(b) David.
(c) Dennis.
(d) Daryl.

3. 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) Melony.
(c) Missy.
(d) Candy.

4. In Chapter 3, the first book Homer reads to the boys is what?
(a) David Copperfield.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Grey's Anatomy.
(d) Jane Eyre.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What woman from a high-society family in Boston invites Dr. Larch to a croquet party in Chapter 2?

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

3. What medical reference book does Dr. Larch give to Homer to study?

4. What is the name of Wally's girlfriend's father?

5. By what age is Homer learning to be a doctor, seen a live birth, learned how to perform abortions, and having routine sex with Melony in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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