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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 243-282.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because Paddy hated spilling, how close to the top of the mug does Paddy fill the glasses with milk?
(a) Two inches.
(b) Two and a half inches.
(c) An inch.
(d) A half inch.

2. What do Paddy and his friends steal from Cyril the butcher?
(a) Hamburger.
(b) A knife.
(c) Sawdust.
(d) Candy.

3. Why does Paddy have red eyes in class?
(a) He's not getting enough sleep.
(b) He had allergies.
(c) He got poked in the eyes.
(d) He rubbed his eyes until they turned red.

4. Who is Paddy's favorite American pioneer?
(a) Daniel Boone.
(b) Johnny Appleseed.
(c) Annie Oakley.
(d) No one.

5. What question does Paddy ask Sinbad when they are talking in bed one night?
(a) If Sinbad forgives Paddy.
(b) If Sinbad likes being called Sinbad.
(c) If Sinbad loves Paddy.
(d) If Sinbad ever showed his ma his paper from school.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which one of Paddy's friends gets stuck in a trench and begins sinking?

3. What name does Paddy call the man who lives in the fields in Barrytown?

4. What crime does Sinbad commit without Paddy?

5. At the end of the story, what does Paddy want to feel when he looks at his parents?

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