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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 do the O'Connell's eat at every lunch?
(a) Crisps.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Fish.

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

3. What clothes line article do Paddy and his friends shove into Aidan's face?
(a) Knickers.
(b) A bra.
(c) Socks.
(d) A diaper.

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

5. What Native American weapon does Paddy make?
(a) A tomahawk.
(b) An Apache flop-head club.
(c) Paddy does not make a weapon.
(d) An arrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paddy do after he is stung when he was swimming to get more attention from his ma?

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

3. What does Paddy kill with a hurley?

4. Where do the gang of boys like to light fires?

5. Who is the central character in the story that Paddy says is the best story he ever read?

(see the answer key)

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