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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 hummingbird.
(b) A dragonfly.
(c) A wasp.
(d) A mosquito.

2. What is the thing Palmer does not want to do?
(a) Be a wringer.
(b) Be a big brother.
(c) Be an 'A' student.
(d) Be a son.

3. Who is Fishface?
(a) Palmer's mother.
(b) Dorothy Gruzik.
(c) Palmer.
(d) The fourth grade teacher.

4. What playground equipment do Palmer and the gang play on the afternoon of his party?
(a) The merry-go-gound.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The slide.
(d) The see-saw.

5. What does Palmer hear in his dream on the night of his birthday?
(a) "You are so cool."
(b) "You have run out of birthdays."
(c) "Your father must respect you to give you the soldiers."
(d) "You are finally nine years old."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Palmer's dad respond when Palmer asks him if he was a wringer?

3. What story do people tell about Arthur at the pigeon shoot one summer before he is a wringer?

4. How old was Palmer on his first Pigeon Day?

5. How does Palmer decide to handle Saturday and the pigeon shoot?

(see the answer key)

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