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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Bean say is amazing about the snake in Homer's story?

2. What does Smelt say they are going to do to Homer's ear?

3. How is Henry Figg related to Homer?

4. What does Homer say Mr. Brewster's voice does to his brain?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Homer describe Jebediah Brewster?

3. What is the Underground Railroad?

4. Why does Homer think his situation with his Uncle was similar to the situation of the slaves?

5. How does Squint get back at Harold?

6. How does Brewster say the whites express their fears of blacks?

7. What does Homer tell Stink and Smell about his Uncle?

8. How does Harold describe life working at the logging camp?

9. What does Homer know about people that go to war?

10. How does Homer describe Stink Mullins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the main problems the south had with each other? How does the author express these problems through the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 3

Compare Homer's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the person he is at the end.

1. What did Homer hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Homer ideas about life?

3. How has Homer's character changed by the end of the book?

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