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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Stink and Smelt want Homer to lie his way into?
(a) The army.
(b) The Underground railway.
(c) The food shelter.
(d) The bomb shelter.

2. What does Homer say is the closest town to where he lives?
(a) Funnel Cob.
(b) Pine Swamp.
(c) Red Chilli.
(d) Bigot Place.

3. What is Squint's full name?
(a) Squintive Squat.
(b) James Squinton.
(c) Squint Petersen.
(d) Squinton Leach.

4. Why does Homer's uncle hate his house?
(a) His floor boards creak.
(b) His roof leaks.
(c) His windows let in a draught.
(d) His rent is too high.

5. Why does Homer think Harold is bound to get killed?
(a) He is naive.
(b) He can't shoot a gun.
(c) He is brave.
(d) He is a coward.

6. What does Homer escape on?
(a) A horse.
(b) A wagon.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A bicycle.

7. Why does Homer say they call his town Smelt?
(a) Because pigs roam the town center.
(b) Because of a nearby swamp.
(c) Because it is full of bums.
(d) Because they never bury their dead.

8. What does Homer say he was most scared of when he first moved in with his uncle?
(a) His mother haunting him.
(b) Starving to death.
(c) The cows attacking him.
(d) His broher disappearing.

9. What does Smelt say is the name of his darky friend?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Pete.
(c) Julius.
(d) Festus.

10. What kind of animal does Homer say smiles just like Smelt?
(a) A wasp.
(b) A snake.
(c) A hippo.
(d) A hyena.

11. How did Homer's father die?
(a) A tree fell on him.
(b) He was struck by lightning.
(c) He was hanged.
(d) He got lost in the desert.

12. What does Homer say scares him worse than the spiders?
(a) His Uncle's anger.
(b) Starving to death.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Being on his own.

13. What does Smelt study Homer like?
(a) Like a vulture studying a dead body.
(b) Like an owl studying a mouse.
(c) Like a crocodile studying a human.
(d) Like a toad studying a fly.

14. What does Homer say he has no more sense than?
(a) A tired rat.
(b) A pet hamster.
(c) A roaming lion.
(d) A hungry mouse.

15. Why is it illegal for Harold to join the army?
(a) He has a bad injury to his knee.
(b) He is registered as a female.
(c) He is only seventeen.
(d) He was not born in America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Homer use to dig through the dirt?

2. Who does Smelt say Samuel will meet if he doesn't speak?

3. What does Homer say most folks keep in a root cellar?

4. What do the soldiers tell Homer they will do if he continues to interfere?

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

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