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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hovers before Palmer's eyes before he runs after his friends to the playground?
(a) A wasp.
(b) A dragonfly.
(c) A hummingbird.
(d) A mosquito.

2. Why does the town sponsor a pigeon shoot?
(a) To raise money for the baseball team.
(b) To raise money for the playground.
(c) To raise money for the transit system.
(d) To raise money for the school.

3. Where is Palmer to meet the gang on Saturday for the pigeon shoot?
(a) At the pigeon cages.
(b) At the World War I cannon.
(c) At the ferris wheel.
(d) At the baseball field.

4. Who does Palmer find in his bedroom in the middle of the night?
(a) His brother.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) His mother and father.
(d) Beans, Mutto and Henry.

5. In Palmer's dream, what does a pigeon's eye look like?
(a) A coat button, orange with a black ring around it.
(b) A coat button, blue with an orange center.
(c) A shirt button, black with an orange dot in the center.
(d) A shirt button, orange with a black dot in the center.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before going to sleep, what does Palmer do with his flashlight?

2. What does Palmer feel "lurking in shadowy doorways"?

3. Where do the boys go in the middle of the night?

4. What does Palmer think about Henry when they are playing at the park?

5. What is the thing Palmer does not want to do?

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