View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mary Agnes tells whom that she saw a van with the Ocean View orchard emblem on it in Chapter 8?
(a) Wally.
(b) Homer.
(c) Melony.
(d) Candy.

2. Who sends a sizable donation to the orphanage in Chapter 6?
(a) Olive Worthington.
(b) Debra Pettigrew.
(c) Mrs. Channing-Peabody.
(d) Grace Lynch.

3. The day after the movies is the day that what event takes place in Chapter 8?
(a) The outbreak of the Vietnam War.
(b) The bombing of Pearl Harbor.
(c) The outbreak of the Korean War.
(d) The start of World War I.

4. When the other workers leave for lunch, who stays behind to climb up on to the tin roof of the cider house in Chapter 7?
(a) Homer.
(b) Wally.
(c) Debra.
(d) Candy.

5. Two weeks after Wally's plane goes down, the Army Air Force visits Olive to tell her that it's a good sign that what happened?
(a) Wally was heard calling for help.
(b) The plane didn't explode in the air.
(c) Wally had his dog with him.
(d) Wally was taken prisoner.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does D and C stand for?

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

4. Two months after Wally's plane goes down, who returns home in Chapter 3?

5. What worker tells Melony she should give up on her boyfriend since he isn't worth it if he didn't tell Melony where he was in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Melony's relationship with Lorna parallel her relationship with Homer in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 964 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample