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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. To what location does Melony purchase a train ticket after leaving the orphanage in Chapter 6?
(a) Livermore Falls.
(b) Bangor.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) St. Cloud's.

2. A woman whose husband died in the war comes into the hospital for what in Chapter 9?
(a) Heart surgery.
(b) Brain surgery.
(c) An abortion.
(d) Hand surgery.

3. What name do Candy and Homer give to the child they have in the novel?
(a) Douglas Wells.
(b) Barney Wells.
(c) Robert Wells.
(d) Angel Wells.

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

5. When Homer opens his wallet in front of the movie theater, the wind blows out what in Chapter 8?
(a) His draft card.
(b) His money.
(c) A tendril of Candy's pubic hair.
(d) A love letter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The foreman at what farm sees that Melony picks apples well and tells her to come back in three weeks when the season starts, so she can work for him in Chapter 7?

3. What is the name of the home on Ocean's View Orchard where the workers live during the harvest season?

4. By what nickname does Melony think of Homer in Chapter 6?

5. Who does Homer realize is in the workers' home with him when he masturbates in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

6. How does Dr. Larch relate to Melony in Chapter 6?

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

8. How does Melony's relationship with Lorna parallel her relationship with Homer in Chapter 10?

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

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

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