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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the city where the orphanage is in "The Cider House Rules"?
2. Which nurse is in love with the doctor at the orphanage?
3. Dr. Larch is surprised to see that the woman in the pornographic photo is whom in Chapter 3?
4. Homer sends a note to Melony to tell her what when he goes to read for the girls in Chapter 3?
5. The autopsy reveals that the prostitute to whom Dr. Larch lost his virginity to died of what in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes Homer's first two adoptive families to return him to the orphanage in Chapter 1?
2. How is the atmosphere described in the beginning of Chapter 5? What is symbolic in this description?
3. How does the setting of Heart's Haven and Heart's Rock compare to the orphanage in Chapter 4?
4. In what ways do the characters of Olive Worthington and Dr. Larch relate in Chapter 4?
5. Where does Dr. Larch send the prostitute's daughter in Chapter 2? What happens to her there?
6. How is Melony described by the author in Chapter 3? What age is Melony?
7. What is ironic about Wilbur's parents in Chapter 2? How is Wilbur's career shaped by his encounter with the prostitute?
8. Why does Dr. Larch ask Homer to perform an autopsy in Chapter 5? What does Homer find?
9. How does the author describe Wilbur Larch's early life in Chapter 2? What led to Wilbur's sexually transmitted disease?
10. Why does Dr. Larch keep the women having abortions separate from the women giving birth in Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the symbolism of Dr. Larch in the novel. What does Dr. Larch represent to Homer and the other orphans? How is he viewed by the nurses at the orphanage? What does Dr. Larch represent to the mothers who come to the orphanage?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the setting of St. Cloud's, Maine, and the time period in which the novel begins. What indications does the author give to illustrate the time and place of the novel? Why is the time period important to the plot of the narrative? How does the imagery set the tone for the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss foreshadowing in Chapter 5 and Homer's decision to go with Wally and Candy in the novel. What does Homer hope to gain from the experience? What can be seen in the discussion between Wally and Homer?
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