Homer P. Figg

What does Homer compare the train ride to at the end of Chapter 15?

• "Like we're floating through a storybook and each turn in the track is a new page."

• "Like a disagreeable ride on ol' Bob the horse."

• "Like a ride on a marshmallow-y cloud."

• "Like a little voice repeating, 'I think I can, I think I can..."

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

• underneath Mr. Brewster's house

• in an abandoned train

• in a secret tunnel at Brewster Mines

• in a cave behind Brewsters House

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How does Homer convince Smelt that the door under the dirt is where the slaves are hiding?

• He says he saw them in there

• He says that Mr. Brewster opened it a little and he heard a baby cry

• He says that he keeps seeing Mr. Brewster taking food out there

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How does Homer rationalize taking Bob the horse with him?

• He thought that Bob would be happier with him than with Squinton Leach.

• He left behind payment to Squinton Leach for Bob before he left.

• He believe Squinton Leach might beat Bob when he found out that Homer had left.

• He felt he had the right since the horse came from his mother.

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What did Homer promise Smelt and Stink if they let him go?

• His rich uncle would pay them a hundred in gold.

• He would have the president write them a letter of commendation.

• He would show them the way to an abandoned gold mine.

• He promised that he could help them get passage to anywhere they wanted to go in the states.

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What is the primary setting of 'The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg'?

• A) A bustling city

• B) A small town in Maine

• C) The American Civil War era

• D) A futuristic world

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Who is the author of 'The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg'?

• A) J.K. Rowling

• B) Rodman Philbrick

• C) Suzanne Collins

• D) Mark Twain

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What motivates Homer P. Figg to embark on his journey?

• A) To find treasure

• B) To rescue his brother

• C) To escape from school

• D) To become famous

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Which literary device is frequently used in 'The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Hyperbole

• C) Alliteration

• D) Onomatopoeia

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What role does Squinton Leach play in the story?

• A) Homer's friend

• B) A villainous character

• C) A school teacher

• D) A soldier

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