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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 months after Wally's plane goes down, who returns home in Chapter 3?
(a) Dr. Larch.
(b) Three members of his crew.
(c) Wally's brother.
(d) Wally's uncle.

2. When the other workers leave for lunch, who stays behind to climb up on to the tin roof of the cider house in Chapter 7?
(a) Homer.
(b) Wally.
(c) Candy.
(d) Debra.

3. Mary Agnes tells whom that she saw a van with the Ocean View orchard emblem on it in Chapter 8?
(a) Homer.
(b) Wally.
(c) Candy.
(d) Melony.

4. What orphan from St. Cloud's did Melony once break her collarbone?
(a) Lorna.
(b) Angel.
(c) Candy.
(d) Mary Agnes.

5. On Thanksgiving in Chapter 8, the Worthingtons are hosting the dinner, which includes Candy and whom?
(a) Melony.
(b) Ray Kendall.
(c) Mr. Rose.
(d) Dr. Larch.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Homer is gone for three weeks, Dr. Larch says he doesn't care about who does what, so who starts reading to the boy orphans in Chapter 6?

2. When Wally asks Candy to marry him, she says what in Chapter 8?

3. What does Homer tell Candy to do to avoid getting pregnant after they make love for the first time?

4. From whose coat does Melony steal money before leaving the orphanage in Chapter 6?

5. Who writes Homer a letter to find out why he hasn't filled out his questionnaire yet in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is foreshadowed by Wally's return in Chapter 10?

4. What does Melony do when being chased by two workers in Chapter 7?

5. How does Homer view Ray Kendall in Chapter 6? Who does he remind him of?

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

7. What do Homer and Candy discuss on Ray Kendall's dock in Chapter 8?

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

9. What is symbolized in the coming of spring in Chapter 9?

10. How long has Homer been gone from the orphanage in Chapter 6? What is going on at the orphanage?

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