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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 do the boys steal from a building site at the start of the novel?
(a) Glass.
(b) Plywood.
(c) Bricks.
(d) Nails.

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

3. Whose da 'howls at the moon'?
(a) Liam and Adian's.
(b) No one's.
(c) Kevin's.
(d) Paddy and Sinbad's.

4. In what era is the novel taking place?
(a) 1980's.
(b) 1970's.
(c) 2000's.
(d) 1960's.

5. When Paddy is stung while he is swimming, who does his mother offer to call?
(a) Paddy's father.
(b) An ambulance.
(c) No one.
(d) Paddy's grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Paddy and his friends call their teacher?

3. Who is the main character of the novel?

4. What is another issue that Paddy and his da like to discuss?

5. Which of Paddy's friends does not attend the same school as Paddy?

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