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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 the confederate soldier call Homer?

2. What kind of hat does Fleabottom wear?

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

4. What kind of gas is the balloon filled with?

5. Where does Fleabottom say the Totally Tattooed Woman is from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the hot-air balloons used for in the Civil War?

2. How do Griswold and Homer escape?

3. How does Mr. Willow help Homer in this section?

4. How does the Professor help Homer?

5. How does Mr. Brewster help out Homer in chapter fourteen?

6. How do the crowd react to Homer in the crate?

7. How does Homer describe Professor Fleabottom?

8. Why is Mr. Willow so vulnerable?

9. Why is Homer able to see through the Nibbly's scam?

10. What false hope does Homer have in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How accurate is Philbrick's representation of Colonel Chamberlain? How does he use the story and character to create his representation?

Essay Topic 2

What is Homer's opinion of slavery? Is Homer's views on slavery realistic considering how little he has seen of life?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's representation of Colonel Chamberlain.

1. How different is the author's representation of Colonel Chamberlain to how he is represented in the history books?

2. Why has the author represented him in this way? What effect does the author's representation have on the story?

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