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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 notices the majority of the cider house rules have to do with what in Chapter 7?

2. Homer doesn't want to take whom to Bath to see the Fred Astaire movie in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 10, who has been trying to replace Dr. Larch at the orphanage?

4. When Wally asks Candy to marry him, she says what in Chapter 8?

5. Where do Candy and Homer make love for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Homer and Candy discuss on Ray Kendall's dock in Chapter 8?

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

6. What does Melony do when being chased by two workers in Chapter 7?

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

8. What leads Candy to discover Homer's love for her in Chapter 8?

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

10. How long has Homer been gone from the orphanage in Chapter 6? What is going on at the orphanage?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss conflict in literary narrative, and identify the major conflicts in "The Cider House Rules". What internal conflicts does Melony face? What external conflicts? What conflicts does Dr. Larch face in regards to Homer? What external conflicts does the character face regarding the orphanage?

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