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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Homer's father die?
(a) A tree fell on him.
(b) He got lost in the desert.
(c) He was struck by lightning.
(d) He was hanged.

2. Why does Homer think Harold is bound to get killed?
(a) He is brave.
(b) He is a coward.
(c) He is naive.
(d) He can't shoot a gun.

3. What does Smelt say they are going to do to Homer's ear?
(a) Pierce it.
(b) Pin it back.
(c) Cut it off.
(d) Burst its drum.

4. What does Homer say scares him worse than the spiders?
(a) Starving to death.
(b) His Uncle's anger.
(c) Being on his own.
(d) Snakes.

5. What do Stink and Smelt want Homer to lie his way into?
(a) The food shelter.
(b) The bomb shelter.
(c) The army.
(d) The Underground railway.

6. Who took thirty dollars from the sale of Harold?
(a) Bob.
(b) The Judge.
(c) The Sheriff.
(d) Corny.

7. Who does Mr. Brewster say showed him the path?
(a) Frederick Douglas.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) Michael Douglas.

8. What do the soldiers tell Homer they will do if he continues to interfere?
(a) Force Homer to join the army.
(b) Shoot Squint.
(c) Set fire to the farm.
(d) Shoot Harold.

9. What does Mr. Brewster say is the secret of Brewster mines?
(a) They have stopped work.
(b) They mine for diamonds.
(c) They sell their product to the south.
(d) They mine for gold.

10. What does Smelt say Homer can't outrun?
(a) His knife.
(b) His gun.
(c) His fists.
(d) His tomahawk.

11. What does Homer decide he needs to do at the end of chapter three?
(a) Tell the authorities what Squint has done.
(b) Kill Squint.
(c) Become a priest.
(d) Runaway and save Harold.

12. What does Reed's first swing drop stink onto the floor like?
(a) A stack of dominoes.
(b) A stack of Jenga.
(c) A sack of grain.
(d) A sack of potatoes.

13. What is the title of chapter nine?
(a) Quaker Talk.
(b) Quakering in My Shoes.
(c) Earth Quaker.
(d) Quaker Attack.

14. Where does Samuel Reed say he was born?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Long Island.

15. What kind of meal does Mrs. Bean cook for Homer?
(a) Biscuits and sausages.
(b) Cinnamon toast.
(c) Pancakes and bacon.
(d) Scrambled eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Homer say Stink smells worse than?

2. What does Homer say doesn't come easy to him?

3. What does Homer say most folks keep in a root cellar?

4. What does Homer say Smelt looks like in the dark?

5. What does Smelt say is the name of his darky friend?

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