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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paddy light between Sinbad's lips?
(a) A cigar.
(b) Lighter fluid.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A candle.

2. What does Paddy read that causes him to fear World War III?
(a) A textbook at school.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A newspaper headline.
(d) A note from a friend.

3. What color is the water bottle that Paddy receives for Christmas?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

4. Which of Paddy's friends does not attend the same school as Paddy?
(a) Kevin Conroy.
(b) Liam O'Connell.
(c) Edward Swanwick.
(d) James O'Keefe.

5. What does Paddy's mother put on the sting that Paddy received while he was swimming?
(a) Ointment.
(b) Ice.
(c) Meat tenderizer.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what town do the boys live?

3. Which writer of the Irish Proclamation of Independence does Paddy say is his grandfather?

4. Where does Paddy's da place the letter to Santa from Paddy and Sinbad?

5. Who owns a farm that Paddy and his friends enjoy playing in?

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