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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who writes Homer a letter to find out why he hasn't filled out his questionnaire yet in Chapter 8?
(a) Debra Pettigrew.
(b) Wally.
(c) Candy.
(d) Nurse Edna.

2. 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?
(a) Mortally wounded.
(b) Trying to send a message.
(c) Dead.
(d) Marrying someone else.

3. A woman whose husband died in the war comes into the hospital for what in Chapter 9?
(a) Brain surgery.
(b) Hand surgery.
(c) Heart surgery.
(d) An abortion.

4. When Wally asks Candy to marry him, she says what in Chapter 8?
(a) She is already married.
(b) She won't be his widow.
(c) Yes.
(d) She is pregnant.

5. What is the name of the home on Ocean's View Orchard where the workers live during the harvest season?
(a) Squatter's mansion.
(b) The cider house.
(c) The hay barn.
(d) Labor camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what location does Melony purchase a train ticket after leaving the orphanage in Chapter 6?

2. Who shows up Ocean View asking for Homer in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 6, Dr. Larch writes a letter to tell Homer that Melony left the orphanage and that she took with her the only copy of what book?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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