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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. What is the bootman's name?
(a) Professor Fleabottom.
(b) Peter White.
(c) Kevin Gordon.
(d) Doctor Farbus.
2. What does the boot man say the crowd are mighty free with?
(a) Their tongues.
(b) Their money.
(c) Their taunts.
(d) Their food.
3. Where does Fleabottom say the Totally Tattooed Woman is from?
(a) Barbados.
(b) Cannibal Island.
(c) Voodoo Island.
(d) Canary Island.
4. What kind of gas is the balloon filled with?
(a) Carbon monoxide.
(b) Oxygen.
(c) Nitrogen.
(d) Hydrogen.
5. What is the giant balloon tethered to?
(a) A willow tree.
(b) A house.
(c) A telegraph pole.
(d) An elm tree.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Homer say booms into the night as the bottles are handed around?
2. What state does Homer travel to with Fleabottom's show in chapter twenty two?
3. Who does Homer threaten to tell about Miss Nibbly?
4. What does Fleabottom say is the only way he can help Homer find his brother?
5. What does Homer say is in the wagon that allows him to become human again?
Short Essay Questions
1. What evidence is there that Fleabottom could be a spy?
2. Summarize chapter seventeen.
3. What do the traveling show learn about the war in chapter twenty six?
4. Why is Mr. Willow so vulnerable?
5. How does Fleabottom fool the soldiers?
6. What were the hot-air balloons used for in the Civil War?
7. Why is Homer able to see through the Nibbly's scam?
8. How does Samuel Reed defeat Smelt and Stink?
9. What false hope does Homer have in this section?
10. How does the Professor help Homer?
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