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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Homer say strides up to the side of the crate?
(a) A pair of polished boots.
(b) A pair of bare, white legs.
(c) A pair of bare brown feet.
(d) A pair of hairy dog legs.

3. What does Homer do when a hand comes near his crate?
(a) He jumps to the otherside of the crate.
(b) He sucks on it.
(c) He licks it.
(d) He snaps at it.

4. What kind of traveling show does Fleabottom run?
(a) A magic show.
(b) A medicine show.
(c) A hypnosis show.
(d) A freak show.

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

6. Who does Mr. Brewster ask to accompany Homer in his search for Harold?
(a) Mr. Willow.
(b) Miss Wimpy.
(c) Mr. Redfield.
(d) Mr. Reed.

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

8. In which state is Lancaster a city?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Maine.
(c) New York.
(d) New Jersey.

9. What does Homer say is in the wagon that allows him to become human again?
(a) A bucket of soapy water.
(b) A pint of beer.
(c) A bottle of wine.
(d) A pack of cigarettes.

10. What is the bootman's name?
(a) Doctor Farbus.
(b) Peter White.
(c) Kevin Gordon.
(d) Professor Fleabottom.

11. How does Homer describe Fleabottom's face?
(a) Moon-like.
(b) Sharp edged.
(c) Long and narrow.
(d) Fat and friendly.

12. What kind of gas is the balloon filled with?
(a) Carbon monoxide.
(b) Nitrogen.
(c) Oxygen.
(d) Hydrogen.

13. Where do the soldiers lock up Homer?
(a) A barn.
(b) A cupboard.
(c) A jail cell.
(d) A cellar.

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

15. What does Homer find out Fleabottom puts in his medicine bottles?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Amphetamine.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Sleeping powder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the soldiers accuse Fleabottom of doing?

2. What illness does Homer think he has convinced the crowd at the dock he has?

3. Why does Fleabottom say he puts whiskey in his medicine?

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

5. What does Homer say he can see in the eyes of the people who surround him?

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