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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 does Homer say he can see in the eyes of the people who surround him?
(a) Hate.
(b) Love.
(c) Fear.
(d) Humor.

2. What does the kid who threw the garbage go to fetch?
(a) A pail of slops.
(b) His brother.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A gun.

3. What does Homer find out Fleabottom puts in his medicine bottles?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Amphetamine.
(c) Sleeping powder.
(d) Whiskey.

4. What is Mr. Willow's job?
(a) A writer.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A preacher.
(d) A journalist.

5. What does the boy at the dock promise to do for Homer?
(a) Get him a gun.
(b) Keep an eye out for Harold.
(c) Get him some tickets for a show.
(d) Loan him some money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fleabottom say he puts whiskey in his medicine?

2. Who does Mr. Willow befriend on the boat?

3. What does Homer compare the tear in the balloon to?

4. How does Homer describe the color of the big man's face?

5. What does Fleabottom say is the only way he can help Homer find his brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the traveling show learn about the war in chapter twenty six?

2. Summarize chapter sixteen?

3. How does Samuel Reed defeat Smelt and Stink?

4. How does Mr. Brewster help out Homer in chapter fourteen?

5. Why do the military surround the traveling show?

6. Why is Mr. Willow so vulnerable?

7. What do the Confederates do with Homer when they capture him?

8. Why is Homer able to see through the Nibbly's scam?

9. What were the hot-air balloons used for in the Civil War?

10. How does Fleabottom fool the soldiers?

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