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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. 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 is a homosexual.
(d) He has an ether addiction.

2. Melony gives her lover a carton to give to Mrs. Grogan if she is alive containing what in Chapter 10?
(a) A phone number.
(b) An apology letter.
(c) A jacket and the money Melony stole from Mrs. Grogan.
(d) A gold necklace.

3. How old is Dr. Larch in Chapter 10?
(a) 90.
(b) 76.
(c) 68.
(d) 84.

4. Melony makes up a story about having what which keeps the men from bothering her in Chapter 7?
(a) A knife in her pocket.
(b) A sexually transmitted disease.
(c) Mental problems.
(d) A pistol.

5. In Chapter 10, Homer has been running Ocean View, and he is now responsible for what?
(a) Posting the cider house rules.
(b) Training the pickers.
(c) Juicing the apples.
(d) Pruning the trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Chapter 6 begins, Homer has been away from St. Cloud's for how long?

2. Who does Homer take to Bath to see the Fred Astaire movie in Chapter 8?

3. Two months after Wally's plane goes down, who returns home in Chapter 3?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who knows or suspects Homer and Candy's secret in Chapter 9?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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