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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 does Homer tell Candy to do to avoid getting pregnant after they make love for the first time?

2. When Melony gets to Bath, she finds a job working where in Chapter 8?

3. When Homer Wells receives his survey from the board, it is the same day what who arrives at the orchard in Chapter 7?

4. Who writes a letter to Homer to tell him about his heart condition in Chapter 8?

5. Who is reading to the girl orphans at the beginning of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dr. Larch relate to Melony in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and discuss literary allusion and the novels "David Copperfield" and "Jane Eyre". What is symbolic in Dr. Larch choosing these novels to read to the children? What do these novels have in common? How do the orphans in the novel respond to these books?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the settings of Heart's Haven and Heart's Rock and the history of the Worthington family. How do Heart's Haven and Heart's Rock differ from St. Cloud's, Maine? How is Wally Worthington, Senior described? What is his relationship with his wife like?

Essay Topic 3

Describe, analyze and discuss the character of Melony in the novel. How old is Melony when she is introduced in Chapter 3? What is Melony's relationship with Homer? How did the disappointments of Melony's adoptive parents contribute to her attitude towards life? What are Dr. Larch's feelings about Melony?

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