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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 the balloon owner say the hot-air balloon is rather than a hot air balloon?

2. In which state is Lancaster a city?

3. What does Homer do rather than talk when he is in the pig crate?

4. What is the bootman's name?

5. What does Homer say he can see in the eyes of the people who surround him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mr. Willow?

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

3. How does Fleabottom fool the soldiers?

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

5. How does Samuel Reed defeat Smelt and Stink?

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

7. How does Homer escape the military?

8. Describe the performance Homer has to give in this section?

9. What false hope does Homer have in this section?

10. How does the Professor help Homer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Mr. Willow so naive? What does this trait highlight about Homer's own character?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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