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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 is chasing as he travels West in the balloon?
(a) The moon.
(b) The heavens.
(c) The sun.
(d) The stars.

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

3. What kind of animal do the crowd think Homer is?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A pig.

4. What does Homer say is causing his wild thoughts while in the balloon?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Tiredness.
(c) Fumes.
(d) Thirst.

5. What effect does Fleabottom think the resignation will have on the war?
(a) It will result in a bloody battle.
(b) It will prolong the war.
(c) It will give the confederates the upperhand.
(d) It will bring a swift end to the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the soldiers begin to bring into the barn?

2. What does Homer find out Fleabottom puts in his medicine bottles?

3. What is the young man using hot balloons to do?

4. What does Homer say is in the wagon that allows him to become human again?

5. Who has resigned from the union troops?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Summarize chapter seventeen.

3. How do the crowd react to Homer in the crate?

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

5. What evidence is there that Fleabottom could be a spy?

6. How does Samuel Reed defeat Smelt and Stink?

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

8. How does the Professor help Homer?

9. Why do the military surround the traveling show?

10. How does Miss Nibbly get rid of Homer?

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