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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Fleabottom ask about the whereabouts of Harold?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Traveling show owners.
(d) Women.
2. What does Homer compare the tear in the balloon to?
(a) A screaming mouth.
(b) A yawning mouth.
(c) A smiling mouth.
(d) A blank face.
3. What does the boot man say the crowd are mighty free with?
(a) Their food.
(b) Their taunts.
(c) Their tongues.
(d) Their money.
4. What is the giant balloon tethered to?
(a) An elm tree.
(b) A willow tree.
(c) A house.
(d) A telegraph pole.
5. What does Homer find out Fleabottom puts in his medicine bottles?
(a) Amphetamine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Sleeping powder.
(d) Vodka.
6. What does Homer see Fleabottom give a rider during the night?
(a) Some money.
(b) A book.
(c) A letter.
(d) A package.
7. What does Homer say is causing his wild thoughts while in the balloon?
(a) Tiredness.
(b) Fumes.
(c) Thirst.
(d) Hunger.
8. Where does Fleabottom say the Totally Tattooed Woman is from?
(a) Voodoo Island.
(b) Cannibal Island.
(c) Barbados.
(d) Canary Island.
9. What kind of traveling show does Fleabottom run?
(a) A magic show.
(b) A hypnosis show.
(c) A freak show.
(d) A medicine show.
10. What material is the hot air balloon made from?
(a) Satin.
(b) Silk.
(c) Rubber.
(d) Plastic.
11. Who has resigned from the union troops?
(a) The field marshall.
(b) The commanding general.
(c) The treasurer.
(d) The main troops.
12. What does Homer advise Mr. Willow not to tell Mrs. Nibbly?
(a) His links with the Underground Railroad.
(b) How much money he has.
(c) How many children he has.
(d) His problems with alcohol.
13. What do the soldiers accuse Fleabottom of doing?
(a) Killing children.
(b) Hiring minors.
(c) Spying for the south.
(d) Conning people.
14. Who do the soldiers begin to bring into the barn?
(a) The wounded.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Women.
(d) Interrogators.
15. What is Mr. Willow's job?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A writer.
(c) A journalist.
(d) A preacher.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Homer threaten to tell about Miss Nibbly?
2. Who does the professor say is the only person who knows the answer?
3. What do the crowd chant at Homer?
4. Why did the armies stop using hot-air balloons for surveillance?
5. What city of Main do Willow and Homer arrive in?
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