Homer price, ch. 1-3

Question 1

machines

Answer 1

devices

Question 2

distrustful

Answer 2

suspicious

Question 3

challenged

Answer 3

defied

Question 4

one-of-a-kind

Answer 4

distinctive

Question 5

wavering; shaky

Answer 5

quavery

Question 6

criminal

Answer 6

villain

Question 7

disaster

Answer 7

calamity

Question 8

used to; familiar with

Answer 8

accustomed

Question 9

tempt

Answer 9

coax

Question 10

famously bad

Answer 10

notorious

Question 11

suspicious

Answer 11

distrustful

Question 12

distinctive

Answer 12

one-of-a-kind

Question 13

quavery

Answer 13

wavering; shaky

Question 14

calamity

Answer 14

disaster

Question 15

devices

Answer 15

disaster

Question 16

villain

Answer 16

criminal

Question 17

accustomed

Answer 17

used to; familiar with

Question 18

defied

Answer 18

challenged

Question 19

notorious

Answer 19

famously bad

Question 20

coax

Answer 20

tempt

Question 21

“Just wait till you taste these doughnuts!”

Answer 21

the wealthy woman

Question 22

“Say! I know where the bracelet is!”

Answer 22

Homer

Question 23

“Naaw! Nothin can hurt the Super-Duper because he’s too tough.”

Answer 23

Freddy

Question 24

“We will have to get rid of that animal right away…”

Answer 24

Homer’s mother

Question 25

“Well, I’ll be switched.”

Answer 25

the sheriff

Question 26

“We must get rid of those doughnuts before Aggy gets here!”

Answer 26

Uncle Ulysses

Question 27

“A real radio broad ast from Centerburg! I’ll have to see that!”

Answer 27

Homer

Question 28

“I didn’t want to hit him and get this new car all smelled up.”

Answer 28

the Super-Duper

Question 29

“I lost count at twelve hundred and two and that was quite a while back.”

Answer 29

Mr. Gabby

Question 30

“Our present condition could be described as being a trifle overcroweded.”

Answer 30

(educated) robber

Question 31

Describe Homer Price, the main character of this story.

Answer 31

Homer Price is a boy who can solve problems using common sense. He works doing odd jobs at this parents’ tourist camp. He plays with other boys, and he enjoys building radios as a hobby.

Question 32

What is Homer’s opinion about comics in general, and the Super-Duper?