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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Homer decide he needs to do at the end of chapter three?
(a) Kill Squint.
(b) Become a priest.
(c) Runaway and save Harold.
(d) Tell the authorities what Squint has done.

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

3. What does Smelt say Homer can't outrun?
(a) His fists.
(b) His tomahawk.
(c) His gun.
(d) His knife.

4. What does Homer say one has to think like to escape from a root cellar?
(a) A rat.
(b) A mole.
(c) A president.
(d) A soldier.

5. Why does Homer say it wouldn't be a good idea to kill Samuel?
(a) They could hand him in and become heroes.
(b) They could sell him.
(c) They would be put on trial for murder.
(d) They could use him as their own slave.

6. What does Homer say Bob is faster than?
(a) A wasp sting.
(b) A hare.
(c) A rattle snake.
(d) A bee sting.

7. Who was always the hero in Harold's stories?
(a) Corny.
(b) Homer.
(c) Squint.
(d) Harold.

8. Who does Smelt call a Quaker fool?
(a) Squint.
(b) Mrs. Bean.
(c) Mr. Brewster.
(d) Homer.

9. What does Squint catch Homer eating?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Bread.
(d) Oranges.

10. What does Samuel Reed use to knock out Stink and Smelt?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A tennis racket.
(c) An iron bar.
(d) A crow bar.

11. What do the soldiers tell Homer they will do if he continues to interfere?
(a) Set fire to the farm.
(b) Force Homer to join the army.
(c) Shoot Harold.
(d) Shoot Squint.

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

13. What does Homer say the cider in the cellar has turned into?
(a) Water.
(b) Acid.
(c) Vinegar.
(d) Slime.

14. Who does Smelt say Samuel will meet if he doesn't speak?
(a) Satan.
(b) Death.
(c) His parents.
(d) His maker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Homer think Mr. Brewster couldn't keep a secret?

2. What does Homer say he used the skin of the snake to make?

3. What state would Smelt and Stink have to return Samuel to?

4. What kind of work does Brewster say Mr. Reed does?

5. Why does Homer think Harold is bound to get killed?

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