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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 43-90.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the issues that Paddy and his da like to discuss?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Paddy's friends.
(c) Food.
(d) Politics.

2. Who forbids Joseph de Veuster to become a priest?
(a) No one.
(b) Joseph's mother.
(c) Joseph's grandfather.
(d) Joseph's father.

3. Which team is Paddy's favorite football/soccer team?
(a) Westham United.
(b) Manchester City.
(c) Manchester United.
(d) Liverpool.

4. What item does Paddy prefer for starting fires?
(a) A magnifying glass.
(b) A lighter.
(c) Matches.
(d) Rubbing sticks together.

5. What do the boys like to write their names in at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Mud.
(b) Pipes.
(c) Wet cement.
(d) Sand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Paddy's favorite renegade Native American?

2. What is the record number of pages that Paddy's ma read in one night?

3. Who is Paddy's favorite American pioneer?

4. What do the O'Connell's eat at every lunch?

5. When Paddy is swimming at the beginning of the novel, what is he stung by?

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