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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. Who does Homer send to St. Cloud's to get a job "doing the Lord's work" in Chapter 10?

2. As the summer ends and Wally prepares to go back to college, Olive offers Homer an opportunity to stay where?

3. Who asks Melony is she wants to see the new Fred Astaire movie in Chapter 8?

4. Dr. Larch writes a letter back after receiving a donation to the orphanage revealing what about Homer in Chapter 6?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 9, one of the orchard workers has dreams about Wally, which she takes as a sign that Wally is what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What leads to the sexual interaction between Grace and Homer in Chapter 7?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and discuss tone, metaphor and simile, and analyze the imagery and symbolism in Chapter 5. What is foreshadowed by the wind? How does the imagery of the beginning of the chapter lend to its tone? How is the stationmaster described? What kills him in the novel?

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 analyze the character of Homer Wells in the narrative. How old is Homer when he is introduced in Chapter 1? When was Homer brought to the orphanage? How many times is Homer adopted and why do his adoptive parents bring him back to the orphanage?

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