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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 did Olive Worthington die of in the novel?
2. Who does Homer send to St. Cloud's to get a job "doing the Lord's work" in Chapter 10?
3. Homer knows more than his biology teacher about what in Chapter 8?
4. Who sends a sizable donation to the orphanage in Chapter 6?
5. When a woman whose husband died in the war comes to the hospital in Chapter 9, Homer passes the nurse a note to give to the woman that tells her to go where?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Dr. Larch setting up for the character of Fuzzy Stone in Chapter 7?
2. What takes place on Thanksgiving in Chapter 8? Where is the novel set in this chapter?
3. What does Homer learn about the history of the cider house rules in Chapter 7?
4. What is foreshadowed by Wally's return in Chapter 10?
5. What does Melony do when being chased by two workers in Chapter 7?
6. How does Candy establish rules for her relationship with Homer in Chapter 10?
7. Where has Melony traveled in Chapter 7? Why?
8. How long has Homer been gone from the orphanage in Chapter 6? What is going on at the orphanage?
9. What does Mr. Rose tell Homer about the differences in rules in Chapter 10?
10. What is foreshadowed in Nurse Caroline's warning in Chapter 9?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Neal Dow and the parents of Wilbur Larch, and define and identify irony and symbolism in Chapter 2. What is symbolic about the train that Wilbur's father leaves on? How did Wilbur's history develop him into who he became as an adult? How close was Wilbur with his mother?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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