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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Homer use to dig through the dirt?
(a) His hands.
(b) The spindle.
(c) A spade.
(d) A spoon.

2. What does Homer say Mr. Brewster's voice does to his brain?
(a) Shrinks it.
(b) Scrambles it.
(c) Freezes it.
(d) Expands it.

3. What do Smelt's hard little eyes brighten up like?
(a) The sun.
(b) The moon.
(c) Black glass.
(d) Green glass.

4. What does Stink Mullins smells like?
(a) A hog.
(b) Mold.
(c) A dead man.
(d) Rot.

5. Who does Homer say enters the parlor at the end of chapter eight?
(a) God.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Peter Piper.

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

7. What does Mr. Brewster say is the secret of Brewster mines?
(a) They mine for gold.
(b) They sell their product to the south.
(c) They have stopped work.
(d) They mine for diamonds.

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

9. What is Harold forced to join in chapter two?
(a) The circus.
(b) The navy.
(c) The army.
(d) The carnival.

10. What is Smelt's knife right for slicing?
(a) A hog's throat.
(b) Whale meat.
(c) Crocodile meat.
(d) A man's belly.

11. What does Homer think Squint we do to him and his brother when he storms into his house?
(a) Call the police.
(b) Shoot them dead.
(c) Lock them out.
(d) Starve them to death.

12. What have Stink and Smelt built a shelter out of?
(a) Tree bark.
(b) Olive branches.
(c) Spruce boughs.
(d) Silver birch.

13. How is Henry Figg related to Homer?
(a) His brother.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His father.

14. What does the P stand for in Homer's name?
(a) Pip.
(b) Pierce.
(c) Popeye.
(d) Pang.

15. What does Homer say most folks keep in a root cellar?
(a) Wine.
(b) Food.
(c) Cider.
(d) Animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Brewster almost make the windows rattle?

2. What does Mr. Brewster say Homer should do?

3. What kind of animal does Homer say smiles just like Smelt?

4. What does Mrs. Bean say is the only truthful part of what Homer is saying?

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

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