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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 222-242.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paddy wake up to one morning that throws off his routine for the entire day?
(a) His baby sister is crying.
(b) A dirty house.
(c) A fight between his parents.
(d) His parents aren't home.

2. What is another issue that Paddy and his da like to discuss?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Paddy's friends.
(c) Paddy's ma.
(d) Paddy's school issues.

3. What does Paddy call a flashlight?
(a) A torch.
(b) A flashlight.
(c) A candle.
(d) Magic beam.

4. What is under Paddy and Sinbad's parents' bed?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A hideaway bed.
(c) A large brown suitcase.
(d) A huge trunk filled with pictures.

5. Why does Paddy use a small spoon when eating ice cream?
(a) It makes the ice cream last longer.
(b) No reason.
(c) His parents make him so he won't get sick.
(d) He doesn't like ice cream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does one of Paddy's uncles move to?

2. How many dogs in the town have their tails docked?

3. What question does Paddy ask Sinbad when they are talking in bed one night?

4. What do the boys steal from a building site at the start of the novel?

5. Where does Paddy sometimes sit for hours?

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