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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of hat does Fleabottom wear?
(a) A stetson.
(b) A bowler hat.
(c) A hunting cap.
(d) A top hat.

2. What does the confederate soldier call Homer?
(a) A foreigner.
(b) A Union spy.
(c) A wild boy.
(d) A Yankee boy.

3. What does Homer compare the tear in the balloon to?
(a) A blank face.
(b) A smiling mouth.
(c) A yawning mouth.
(d) A screaming mouth.

4. What effect does Fleabottom think the resignation will have on the war?
(a) It will bring a swift end to the war.
(b) It will prolong the war.
(c) It will give the confederates the upperhand.
(d) It will result in a bloody battle.

5. What does the balloon owner say the hot-air balloon is rather than a hot air balloon?
(a) An automobile.
(b) An airship.
(c) An airplane.
(d) A party balloon.

6. How does Homer describe the color of the big man's face?
(a) Dangerously yellow.
(b) Boot polish black.
(c) Moon white.
(d) Whiskery red.

7. Why does Fleabottom say he puts whiskey in his medicine?
(a) To make it easier to recruit them for his show.
(b) It is the best medicine in the world.
(c) To help the soldiers enjoy themselves.
(d) It is cheaper.

8. What city of Main do Willow and Homer arrive in?
(a) Portland
(b) Auguster.
(c) Bangor.
(d) Auburn.

9. What two characters get engaged in this section?
(a) Mr. Willow and Miss Nibbly.
(b) Homer and Miss. Nibbly.
(c) Mr. Brewster and Mrs. Bean.
(d) Harold and Lauren.

10. What does the balloon land in the middle of?
(a) A battlefield.
(b) A union fort.
(c) A confederate calvary.
(d) A town square.

11. What does the kid who threw the garbage go to fetch?
(a) A policeman.
(b) His brother.
(c) A gun.
(d) A pail of slops.

12. What does the boy at the dock promise to do for Homer?
(a) Loan him some money.
(b) Keep an eye out for Harold.
(c) Get him a gun.
(d) Get him some tickets for a show.

13. Why did the armies stop using hot-air balloons for surveillance?
(a) They got caught too easily in trees.
(b) The armies would shoot them down.
(c) They were too expensive to run.
(d) People refused to fly them.

14. What do the soldiers accuse Fleabottom of doing?
(a) Conning people.
(b) Hiring minors.
(c) Spying for the south.
(d) Killing children.

15. What does Homer immediately realize Miss Nibbly and her brother are?
(a) Con artists.
(b) Spies.
(c) Tricksters.
(d) Murderers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Homer advise Mr. Willow not to tell Mrs. Nibbly?

2. What is the first thing Homer hears the boot man say?

3. Who hands out the bottles of medicine at the traveling show?

4. Who does the professor say is the only person who knows the answer?

5. What is the name of the journalist and Homer's fellow prisoner in the barn?

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