Homer price, ch. 1-3 Flashcards
(32 cards)
1
Q
machines
A
devices
2
Q
distrustful
A
suspicious
3
Q
challenged
A
defied
4
Q
one-of-a-kind
A
distinctive
5
Q
wavering; shaky
A
quavery
6
Q
criminal
A
villain
7
Q
disaster
A
calamity
8
Q
used to; familiar with
A
accustomed
9
Q
tempt
A
coax
10
Q
famously bad
A
notorious
11
Q
suspicious
A
distrustful
12
Q
distinctive
A
one-of-a-kind
13
Q
quavery
A
wavering; shaky
14
Q
calamity
A
disaster
15
Q
devices
A
disaster
16
Q
villain
A
criminal
17
Q
accustomed
A
used to; familiar with
18
Q
defied
A
challenged
19
Q
notorious
A
famously bad
20
Q
coax
A
tempt
21
Q
“Just wait till you taste these doughnuts!”
A
the wealthy woman
22
Q
“Say! I know where the bracelet is!”
A
Homer
23
Q
“Naaw! Nothin can hurt the Super-Duper because he’s too tough.”
A
Freddy
24
Q
“We will have to get rid of that animal right away…”
A
Homer’s mother
25
"Well, I'll be switched."
the sheriff
26
"We must get rid of those doughnuts before Aggy gets here!"
Uncle Ulysses
27
"A real radio broad ast from Centerburg! I'll have to see that!"
Homer
28
"I didn't want to hit him and get this new car all smelled up."
the Super-Duper
29
"I lost count at twelve hundred and two and that was quite a while back."
Mr. Gabby
30
"Our present condition could be described as being a trifle overcroweded."
(educated) robber
31
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.
32
What is Homer's opinion about comics in general, and the Super-Duper?
