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Quiz about Its a Little Bit Homer Pricey

It's a Little Bit "Homer" Pricey Quiz

One of my favorite books from childhood: from 1943, Robert McCloskey's "Homer Price."

A multiple-choice quiz by Caseena. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Caseena

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
322,535

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
155

Last 3 plays: Guest 70 (9/10), gman15 (4/10), Guest 174 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In "The Case of the Sensational Scent," what kind of pet does Homer have? Hint

Panther

Hawk

Raccoon

Skunk

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Question 2 of 10

2. What do the bandits in "The Case of the Sensational Scent" steal? Hint

Money and shaving lotion

Perfume and radios

Jewels and comic books

Doughnuts and barbeque sauce

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the superhero that Homer's friend Freddy admires? Hint

The Super-Duper

The Muscle

Megaman

Captain Coward

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Question 4 of 10

4. In Homer's uncle's lunchroom, what kind of confection will the machine not stop making? Hint

Snickers candy bars

Pies

Rock candy

Doughnuts

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Question 5 of 10

5. What item of jewelry does the rich lady lose in the batter? Hint

Ruby ring

Diamond bracelet

Hemp anklet

Sapphire brooch

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Question 6 of 10

6. What's the name of the town where Homer lives? Hint

Detroit

Townsville

Centerburg

Hartford

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the story "Mystery Yarn," who wins the contest for the largest ball of yarn? Hint

Uncle Telly

Miss Terwilliger

The sheriff

Homer

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Question 8 of 10

8. What strange item did the old man bring into the town with him in "Nothing New Under the Sun (Hardly)"? Hint

A doughnut

A bicycle

A book

A truck

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Question 9 of 10

9. What animal did old man Michael Murphy, from "Nothing New Under the Sun (Hardly)," offer to rid the town of? Hint

Birds

Mice

Elephants

Dogs

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Question 10 of 10

10. What did Homer and Freddy dress as for the town's Progress Week play? Hint

Pirates

Indians

Plants

Doughnuts

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Dec 06 2024 : Guest 70: 9/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In "The Case of the Sensational Scent," what kind of pet does Homer have?

Answer: Skunk

His pet's name is Aroma. Aroma helps Homer catch a group of bandits.

2. What do the bandits in "The Case of the Sensational Scent" steal?

Answer: Money and shaving lotion

Aroma finds them by smelling the shaving lotion. The story makes the papers: "Boy and Pet Skunk Trap Shaving Lotion Robbers by Smell."

3. What is the name of the superhero that Homer's friend Freddy admires?

Answer: The Super-Duper

Homer says that the Super-Duper stories are all alike, but Freddy protests. After a movie, they meet the "real" Super-Duper, who gets caught in a barbed-wire fence.

4. In Homer's uncle's lunchroom, what kind of confection will the machine not stop making?

Answer: Doughnuts

This story is called, not surprisingly, "The Doughnuts." The machine wasn't put together properly and when Telly tried to turn it off, the machine kept making doughnuts. The illustration shows doughnuts piled on the countertops, stools, windowsills, and the floor.

5. What item of jewelry does the rich lady lose in the batter?

Answer: Diamond bracelet

It accidentally was baked inside one of the doughnuts. They offer a reward to whoever finds the bracelet (but the finder has to return the bracelet).

6. What's the name of the town where Homer lives?

Answer: Centerburg

The strangest things happen in this town. Doughnut machines that won't turn off, traveling mousetraps, large balls of yarn...

7. In the story "Mystery Yarn," who wins the contest for the largest ball of yarn?

Answer: Miss Terwilliger

She wins by unwinding the yarn in her dress along the track. Since the sheriff and Telly were betting on who would get to marry her by who won the contest, Miss Terwilliger gets to choose for herself.

8. What strange item did the old man bring into the town with him in "Nothing New Under the Sun (Hardly)"?

Answer: A truck

The truck was a moving mousetrap. He built it so that the world would "beat a path" to his door, as the saying goes.

9. What animal did old man Michael Murphy, from "Nothing New Under the Sun (Hardly)," offer to rid the town of?

Answer: Mice

He used his moving mousetrap to take the mice out of town. The truck played a special tune, and to make sure that the children also would not be lured out of town as in "The Pied Piper of Hamlin," the doctor put cotton in the children's ears.

10. What did Homer and Freddy dress as for the town's Progress Week play?

Answer: Indians

The play, from "Wheels of Progress," tells of the town's founding. The town was originally called Edible Fungus, as the settlers survived in the wilderness by eating fungus.

Source: Author Caseena

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