Homer P Figg Comprehension 10-12

His house is used as a station for the Underground Railroad.

• Smelt

• Stink

• Samuel Reed

• Jebediah Brewster

He was a conductor for the Underground Railroad.

• Samuel Reed

• Smelt

• Homer

• Jebediah Brewster

A naturally forming mineral that can be cut and polished to make jewelry.

• civilized

• conductor

• diamond

• gemstone

What reason does Brewster give Homer for not referring to a person's complexion?

• God does not see pink or brown, so we should not either.

• It is not what Quakers do.

• If you a good man, you should be friends with everyone.

What was the Underground Railroad?

• a train station

• an underground tunnel with metal tracks

• a secret system of harboring slaves to Canada

• a document to free the slaves

How did Mr. Brewster know Homer was connected to Stink and Smelt?

• He overheard Homer talking about it in his sleep.

• He saw Smelt had been following them.

• God told him in a dream.

• Mrs. Bean saw Smelt spying on them.

Where did Homer tell Smelt that the slaves are being held?

• underneath Mr. Brewster's house

• in an abandoned train

• in an old tin shed, where a secret passage is located

• in a cave beyond Brewster Mines

Other than the dark, Homer is most afraid of what?

• dying at a young age

• Harold disappearing and leaving Homer all alone

• Never getting Bob the horse back

• Not getting to Harold in time before the war gets going

Who comes to Homer's rescue at the end of Chapter 12?

• Mr. Brewster

• Harold

• Samuel Reed

• Mrs. Bean

Explain what this text means...."Samuel Reed is swinging a six-foot iron bar like it's a baseball bat, and Stink Mullins is a cheap home run."

• Samuel Reed is going to play baseball with Stink.

• Samuel Reed is about to hit Stink with the iron bar.

• Samuel Reed is showing Stink how good he could be at baseball.

• Stink can hit a home run.