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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. 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?

2. Who sends a sizable donation to the orphanage in Chapter 6?

3. The night before Wally goes back to college, he takes Homer where?

4. When a woman whose husband died in the war comes to the hospital in Chapter 9, Homer passes the nurse a note to give to the woman that tells her to go where?

5. Olive and Candy think Wally is alive, but Ray and who think he is dead in the beginning of Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the decision of Candy and Wally to have an abortion. How do each of the characters feel about this choice? Why does Wally attempt to talk Candy out of the procedure? What is Candy's response?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss Melony's decision to run away from the orphanage and her theft from Mrs. Grogan. How does Melony feel about this action of deceit? What are the reactions of Dr. Larch and Mrs. Grogan after Melony's disappearance? How does Mrs. Grogan react to her money being stolen?

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