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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Reed's first swing drop stink onto the floor like?
(a) A sack of grain.
(b) A stack of Jenga.
(c) A stack of dominoes.
(d) A sack of potatoes.

3. What does Homer say Squint and Corny are busy doing as he makes his escape?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Jawing.
(c) Gassing.
(d) Drinking.

4. What kind of animal does Homer say smiles just like Smelt?
(a) A hippo.
(b) A wasp.
(c) A snake.
(d) A hyena.

5. What does Smelt say Homer has outlived?
(a) His mother.
(b) His usefulness.
(c) His fate.
(d) His expectations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Smelt say Homer can't outrun?

2. What do Stink and Smelt want Homer to lie his way into?

3. What does Homer decide he needs to do at the end of chapter three?

4. What does Homer say one has to think like to escape from a root cellar?

5. What does Homer say Smelt looks like in the dark?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Homer describe Mr. Mr Brewster's pit?

2. What is the Underground Railroad?

3. What does Mr. Brewster say are Homer's options?

4. Summarize chapter three.

5. Summarize chapter nine.

6. How does Homer describe the calm feeling he feels as he and Smelt get closer to the mine?

7. Why does Squint become angry with Homer in this section?

8. How does Mr. Brewster help the slaves?

9. How does Homer save Samuel's life in this section?

10. In what way does Homer show his naivety in this section?

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