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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the boys begin yelling at the park when they are playing their game?
(a) "Who is afraid of us?"
(b) "Wringer! Wringer!"
(c) "Palmer is a chicken!"
(d) "Where is Fishface?"

2. How does Palmer's dad respond when Palmer asks him if he was a wringer?
(a) He tells Palmer no, and Palmer does not have to be a wringer, either.
(b) He tells Palmer yes, and explains how much he liked it.
(c) He tells Palmer no, he does not believe in wringing.
(d) He tells Palmer yes, and assures him he will be one, too.

3. What does Palmer ask the boys to check him for when the bird is gone?
(a) A tear to his jacket.
(b) Scratches on his scalp.
(c) Fleas on his head.
(d) Pigeon poop in his hair.

4. How does Palmer describe the feeling he has when he is with Dorothy?
(a) It is like floating.
(b) It is like being in love.
(c) It is like romance.
(d) It is like going home.

5. What does Palmer give Dorothy to use in hopes of getting Nipper to stand on her head?
(a) A handful of Frankenbursts.
(b) A piece of candy.
(c) A few peanuts.
(d) A piece of cotton for her ear.

6. What does Palmer think about Henry when they are playing at the park?
(a) Henry is the leader and likes Palmer.
(b) Henry is the meekest and prey to the others.
(c) Henry is shorter than the other two boys.
(d) Henry is the outcast and Palmer will take his place.

7. Why does Palmer run home and leave the boys behind in Chapter 12?
(a) The gang begins to steal food from the closed concession stand.
(b) The gang begins to break open a crate of pigeons to harm them.
(c) The gang teases him about not wringing a pigeon's neck.
(d) He is afraid of the dark.

8. How does the pigeon wake Palmer in the mornings?
(a) Walking on his head.
(b) Tapping on the window.
(c) Nipping at his earlobe.
(d) Flying around the room.

9. What does Beans do when he sees a pigeon in the sky?
(a) Pulls out a slingshot and shoots at it.
(b) Chases it and wrings its neck.
(c) Chases after it to an alley.
(d) Pulls out a bb gun and shoots at it.

10. What does Palmer declare in front of the gang?
(a) "I am moving to another city!"
(b) "I am not going to speak to Dorothy again!"
(c) "I am going to run away from home!"
(d) "I am going to be the best wringer there ever was!"

11. Why does Beans continue to treestump and tease Dorothy?
(a) He wants to make her quit school.
(b) He wants his mother to punish him.
(c) He has a crush on her.
(d) He wants to get a reaction from her.

12. Who is Panther?
(a) A mean and unfriendly cat.
(b) A dog who bites people.
(c) A new member of the gang.
(d) A real panther who comes out at night.

13. Who does Palmer decide to tell about his pet Nipper?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Henry.
(c) His parents.
(d) Dorothy.

14. What are some of the things Palmer apologizes for?
(a) Calling Dorothy ugly, the Panther prank, treestumping.
(b) Pelting Dorothy with mud, a cat trick, teasing her.
(c) Calling Dorothy Fishface, the muskrat prank, treestumping.
(d) Hitting Dorothy, ruining her hopscotch game, teasing her.

15. What does Beans tell the gang?
(a) He is ten and he is quitting school.
(b) He is ten and he is a wringer.
(c) He is ten and he is the leader.
(d) He is ten and he is bad.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Palmer asks his mother why the boy wrung the pigeon's neck, what does she say?

3. How does Palmer behave after chasing the bird down the street?

4. What does Palmer try to convince the gang about the pigeon?

5. With what ritual do the boys in town associate Farquar?

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