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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. The apple pickers are not staying in the cider house because of what reason in Chapter 9?
(a) It is too cold.
(b) It is too hot.
(c) They don't have enough gas to get there.
(d) They don't have enough apples.

2. The day after the movies is the day that what event takes place in Chapter 8?
(a) The start of World War I.
(b) The outbreak of the Korean War.
(c) The bombing of Pearl Harbor.
(d) The outbreak of the Vietnam War.

3. What worker tells Melony she should give up on her boyfriend since he isn't worth it if he didn't tell Melony where he was in Chapter 7?
(a) Lorna.
(b) Sandra.
(c) Grace.
(d) Candy.

4. Dr. Larch writes a letter back after receiving a donation to the orphanage revealing what about Homer in Chapter 6?
(a) He has a heart condition.
(b) He has insomnia.
(c) He has an ether addiction.
(d) He is a homosexual.

5. Dr. Larch begins going around now and doing what each night in Chapter 7?
(a) Doing the dishes.
(b) Sweeping the floors.
(c) Kissing the boys goodnight.
(d) Checking the window locks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who works as a plane spotter for two hours a day at her club in Chapter 8?

2. Who keeps honking the horn outside because he needs Homer's help to get his father out of trouble in town in Chapter 7?

3. Wally and Candy double date with Homer and whom in Chapter 6?

4. The night before Wally goes back to college, Wally talks about being what?

5. When Melony gets to Bath, she finds a job working where in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place on Thanksgiving in Chapter 8? Where is the novel set in this chapter?

2. What can Homer see has changed at St. Cloud's in Chapter 9?

3. What is Dr. Larch setting up for the character of Fuzzy Stone in Chapter 7?

4. Where has Melony traveled in Chapter 7? Why?

5. Why does Homer take offense to Dr. Larch's telling him he can have a normal life in Chapter 8?

6. What is foreshadowed by the bombing at Pearl Harbor in Chapter 8?

7. How does Candy establish rules for her relationship with Homer in Chapter 10?

8. What is foreshadowed in Nurse Caroline's warning in Chapter 9?

9. What does Mrs. Grogan see changing in Melony in Chapter 6? Why?

10. What is discovered about the behavior of Wally Senior in Chapter 7?

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