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

2. Who does Homer send to St. Cloud's to get a job "doing the Lord's work" in Chapter 10?
(a) Fuzzy Stone.
(b) Nurse Caroline.
(c) Nurse Edna.
(d) Nurse Angela.

3. By what nickname does Melony think of Homer in Chapter 6?
(a) Teddy bear.
(b) Muffin man.
(c) Butter ball.
(d) Sunshine.

4. 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) Debra.
(b) Homer.
(c) Wally.
(d) Candy.

5. When the other workers leave for lunch, who stays behind, cleaning a big vat in Chapter 7?
(a) Debra Pettigrew.
(b) Candy.
(c) Mrs. Grogan.
(d) Grace Lynch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Olive Worthington die of in the novel?

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

3. The night before Wally comes home from the hospital in Chapter 10, Candy tells Homer that no matter what happens, they have to promise to do what?

4. Dr. Larch goes out of his way to set up a P.O. Box for whom to receive his mail in Chapter 7?

5. In response to the request of the new board members, Dr. Larch starts writing follow-up descriptions for what in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who begins to press Dr. Larch toward retirement in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

8. How have Homer's feelings about St. Cloud's changed in Chapter 6?

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

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

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