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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stops trimming the hedges in the fields because the hedges are going to be dug up?
(a) No one.
(b) County council.
(c) The corporation manager.
(d) The mayor.

2. What is the boys' favorite thing to jump when they are playing chase?
(a) Hedges.
(b) Sidewalk cracks.
(c) People.
(d) Nothing.

3. What do the boys like to write their names in at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Sand.
(b) Pipes.
(c) Mud.
(d) Wet cement.

4. When does Paddy's hero from his favorite story die?
(a) Good Friday.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Palm Sunday.
(d) Ash Wednesday.

5. What is the name of the colony where Paddy's hero from his favorite story went?
(a) Corpus Christi.
(b) Topikai.
(c) Molokai.
(d) Holikai.

6. What does Paddy's ma find running around in their toilet bowl?
(a) A cockroach.
(b) A mouse.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A spider.

7. What does Paddy pour on a slug?
(a) Pepper.
(b) Salt.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Nothing.

8. What marks are the school officials checking for one day at Paddy's school?
(a) F.J.K. marks.
(b) A.B.C. marks.
(c) G.C.B. marks.
(d) B.C.G. marks.

9. What is Sinbad's actual first name?
(a) Liam.
(b) Francis.
(c) Kevin.
(d) Patrick.

10. Who gets into trouble for doing the activity that is banned at Paddy's school by the headmaster?
(a) Patty.
(b) Kevin.
(c) James.
(d) Ian.

11. What group of priests does Joseph join?
(a) None.
(b) The Opis Dei.
(c) The Congregation of the Blessed.
(d) The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

12. What does the fella who went to Africa come back with in his stomach?
(a) Flies.
(b) Maggots.
(c) Lizards.
(d) Worms.

13. What prayer does Paddy state that he prefers over others?
(a) Our Father.
(b) Hail Mary.
(c) Salutations to Mary.
(d) A Child's Prayer.

14. What is one of the issues that Paddy and his da like to discuss?
(a) Paddy's friends.
(b) Politics.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Food.

15. Where does the Clarke family eat their picnic meal?
(a) In the car.
(b) On a picnic table.
(c) Under a tree.
(d) In a field.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the water bottle that Paddy receives for Christmas?

2. Where is Paddy's usual seat in the class after the spelling test on Fridays?

3. What does Paddy read that causes him to fear World War III?

4. When Paddy is stung while he is swimming, who does his mother offer to call?

5. Paddy enjoys the smell of his desk at school. What does Paddy do to his desk one day?

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