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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Smelt say Homer has outlived?

2. What does Mrs. Bean say is amazing about the snake in Homer's story?

3. What does Stink Mullins smells like?

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

5. What does Homer say one has to think like to escape from a root cellar?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Squint become angry with Homer in this section?

2. What does Homer know about people that go to war?

3. How does Homer describe Mr. Mr Brewster's pit?

4. How does Harold describe life working at the logging camp?

5. In what way does Homer show his naivety in this section?

6. Why does Homer think his situation with his Uncle was similar to the situation of the slaves?

7. How does Squint react to Harold pushing him over into the mud?

8. What do Stink and Smell want Homer to do for them?

9. Summarize chapter three.

10. How does Mr. Brewster help the slaves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does Homer find the truth in this section? How does his narration change when he finds the truth? Why does Homer embellish so much on the truth at the beginning of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What does Philbrick say about slavery? How does he use the main characters to express his view?

Essay Topic 3

Apart from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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