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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Corny think Squint is clever?
(a) He has a PhD.
(b) He made money by selling Harold.
(c) He can now do what he wants with Homer.
(d) He tricked the soldiers into taking Harold.

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Mr. Brewster almost make the windows rattle?
(a) He sighs.
(b) He stamps his feet.
(c) He yawns.
(d) He claps his hands.

8. Why does Homer think Mr. Brewster couldn't keep a secret?
(a) He talks too much.
(b) He is too open.
(c) He doesn't think about what he is saying.
(d) He can't lie.

9. What does Mrs. Bean say is amazing about the snake in Homer's story?
(a) It speaks.
(b) It has a spine.
(c) It has a neck.
(d) It smiles.

10. What does Mr. Brewster say Homer should do?
(a) Whatever is true to him.
(b) Move to the city and find a job.
(c) Go home.
(d) Join the army.

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

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

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

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

15. What does Smelt say the Judge would sell his mother for?
(a) French fries.
(b) Chocolate bunnies.
(c) Sour pickels.
(d) Pickled eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Homer say they call his town Smelt?

2. What do Smelt's hard little eyes brighten up like?

3. Why does Smelt say Reed should put down his weapon?

4. How does Reed say Homer helped him out?

5. What part of Homer's body does Smelt tie a rope around?

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