The Cider House Rules Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The Cider House Rules Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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. While Dr. Larch permits Homer to deliver babies, he doesn't allow Homer to do what in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 2, the author describes a place off what street that performs the illegal abortions without a medical doctor?

3. When Wally sees Candy with the younger boy in her lap, he begs her to do what in Chapter 5?

4. As a graduation gift from high school, Wilbur's father bought him what?

5. Homer keeps the photograph shown to him by Melony hidden where in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Dr. Larch record the history of St. Cloud's as described in Chapter 1?

2. Discuss the symbolism and foreshadowing in Chapter 4. What is foreshadowed by Candy's pregnancy?

3. How does the author describe Wilbur Larch's early life in Chapter 2? What led to Wilbur's sexually transmitted disease?

4. How does the setting of Heart's Haven and Heart's Rock compare to the orphanage in Chapter 4?

5. How is Homer Wells described in Chapter 1? How is Homer viewed by Dr. Larch and the nurses?

6. Who helps Wally and Candy arrive at the orphanage in Chapter 5? What impression do these characters have?

7. What is symbolic about Dr. Larch's choices for the books read to the orphans in Chapter 3?

8. Where does Dr. Larch decide to go when leaving Boston in Chapter 2? Who invites him to a party and why, in this chapter?

9. How is Homer's first meeting with Candy and Wally described in Chapter 5?

10. Where does Dr. Larch send the prostitute's daughter in Chapter 2? What happens to her there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the settings of Ocean's View Orchards and the cider house, and the character of Grace Lynch. To what does Homer compare the cider house? How does Homer feel about Grace? How does she feel about Homer?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the characters of Wally and Candy in the narrative. How old are these characters? What are their backgrounds like? How old are they when they are introduced in the novel? How do the lives of Wally and Candy relate to the life of Homer in Chapter 4?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Wilbur Larch in the narrative. Where was Wilbur born? What does the exposition reveal about Wilbur's past? What were Wilbur's parents like? Where did he study and begin his career?

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