Homer price, ch. 1-3 Flashcards
machines
devices
distrustful
suspicious
challenged
defied
one-of-a-kind
distinctive
wavering; shaky
quavery
criminal
villain
disaster
calamity
used to; familiar with
accustomed
tempt
coax
famously bad
notorious
suspicious
distrustful
distinctive
one-of-a-kind
quavery
wavering; shaky
calamity
disaster
devices
disaster
villain
criminal
accustomed
used to; familiar with
defied
challenged
notorious
famously bad
coax
tempt
“Just wait till you taste these doughnuts!”
the wealthy woman
“Say! I know where the bracelet is!”
Homer
“Naaw! Nothin can hurt the Super-Duper because he’s too tough.”
Freddy
“We will have to get rid of that animal right away…”
Homer’s mother
“Well, I’ll be switched.”
the sheriff
“We must get rid of those doughnuts before Aggy gets here!”
Uncle Ulysses
“A real radio broad ast from Centerburg! I’ll have to see that!”
Homer
“I didn’t want to hit him and get this new car all smelled up.”
the Super-Duper
“I lost count at twelve hundred and two and that was quite a while back.”
Mr. Gabby
“Our present condition could be described as being a trifle overcroweded.”
(educated) robber
Describe Homer Price, the main character of this story.
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.
What is Homer’s opinion about comics in general, and the Super-Duper?
