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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. Who does Mr. Brewster ask to accompany Homer in his search for Harold?

2. How does Miss Nibbly and her brother stop Homer from turning them in?

3. Who hands out the bottles of medicine at the traveling show?

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

5. What kind of traveling show does Fleabottom run?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fleabottom find information from the soldiers?

2. How does Homer escape the military?

3. Why do the military surround the traveling show?

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

5. Summarize chapter sixteen?

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

7. How does Fleabottom fool the soldiers?

8. What do the Confederates do with Homer when they capture him?

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

10. How do Griswold and Homer escape?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Mr. Willow so naive? What does this trait highlight about Homer's own character?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

What does Philbrick say about slavery? How does he use the main characters to express his view?

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