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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the professor say is the only person who knows the answer?
(a) Jesus.
(b) God.
(c) Himself.
(d) Colonel Sanders.

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

3. 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 result in a bloody battle.
(d) It will give the confederates the upperhand.

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

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

6. What is the young man using hot balloons to do?
(a) Esape the war.
(b) Find his friends.
(c) Spy on the Union.
(d) Track troop movement.

7. Who surround the medicine show and calls for Fleabottom to surrender?
(a) Union soldiers.
(b) The confederates.
(c) The town folk.
(d) The police.

8. Who does Homer think he can see from the New Jersey dock?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) Squint.
(d) Samuel Reed.

9. What does Fleabottom act like he is doing as he hurries away from the dock?
(a) Running to meet someone.
(b) Running to save someone.
(c) Running away from something.
(d) Training for the Olympics.

10. What does Fleabottom say is the only way he can help Homer find his brother?
(a) If he joins his traveling show.
(b) If he pays him.
(c) If he tells him where he is from.
(d) If he helps to sell his show.

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

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

13. What is the color of Fleabottom's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Gray.
(d) Green.

14. Who has resigned from the union troops?
(a) The field marshall.
(b) The treasurer.
(c) The commanding general.
(d) The main troops.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Homer see Fleabottom give a rider during the night?

2. What act is after Homer's performance as Pig Boy?

3. What does Homer wake up inside of at the beginning of chapter nineteen?

4. What does the boot man say the crowd are mighty free with?

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

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