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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. 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?
(a) Fuzzy Stone.
(b) Nurse Angela.
(c) Nurse Edna.
(d) Melony.

2. What is the name of the home on Ocean's View Orchard where the workers live during the harvest season?
(a) Squatter's mansion.
(b) The hay barn.
(c) Labor camp.
(d) The cider house.

3. In Chapter 6, Dr. Larch writes a letter to tell Homer that Melony left the orphanage and that she took with her the only copy of what book?
(a) Jane Eyre.
(b) David Copperfield.
(c) Grey's Anatomy.
(d) The Bible.

4. Where do Candy and Homer go to talk about the fact that they love each other in Chapter 8?
(a) The cider house.
(b) Ray Kendall's dock.
(c) The skating rink.
(d) The Worthington home.

5. Who does Homer take to Bath to see the Fred Astaire movie in Chapter 8?
(a) Candy.
(b) Debra Pettigrew.
(c) Mary Agnes.
(d) Dr. Larch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What orphan from St. Cloud's did Melony once break her collarbone?

2. When Homer asks some of the women workers about the cider house rules, they explain that who writes the rules every year?

3. Chapter 10 begins how many years later than Chapter 9?

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

5. Homer drops Wally off at Candy's house so they can have a private night together, and Homer picks whom up for a night at the drive-in movie in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Homer learn about the history of the cider house rules in Chapter 7?

3. What is symbolic about the trees at the orchard in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Mr. Rose tell Homer about the differences in rules in Chapter 10?

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