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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bread product does Paddy find the best for making "hosts"?
(a) Vienna roll.
(b) Ordinary sliced bread.
(c) None.
(d) Paper.

2. Paddy enjoys the smell of his desk at school. What does Paddy do to his desk one day?
(a) He steals it.
(b) He carves his name in it.
(c) He licks it.
(d) He cuts a piece off his desk.

3. In whose shop do Paddy and his friends show their V's?
(a) William's.
(b) No one's.
(c) Tootie's.
(d) Patrick's.

4. On whose pillar does Kevin draw a mickey?
(a) The Kiernan's.
(b) The Sullivan's.
(c) The Clarke's.
(d) The O'Connell's.

5. What do Paddy and his friends call their teacher?
(a) Henno.
(b) Jerk.
(c) Drunk.
(d) Spa.

6. Why does Paddy use a small spoon when eating ice cream?
(a) No reason.
(b) It makes the ice cream last longer.
(c) His parents make him so he won't get sick.
(d) He doesn't like ice cream.

7. What type of car does Paddy's father buy?
(a) A Cortina.
(b) A Cutlass.
(c) A Cavalier.
(d) A Ranger.

8. What is blocking the pipe at the Clarke house that causes the drain to become clogged?
(a) Hair.
(b) Toilet paper.
(c) A dead mouse.
(d) Toys.

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

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

11. What type of sandwiches does the Clarke family eat on their picnic?
(a) Chicken salad.
(b) Tuna.
(c) Ham and cheese.
(d) Egg.

12. When Paddy is swimming at the beginning of the novel, what is he stung by?
(a) A bee.
(b) A wasp.
(c) A jellyfish.
(d) Nothing.

13. What does Paddy pick as his pet when he has to write about his favorite pet in a homework assignment?
(a) A turtle.
(b) A cat.
(c) A hamster.
(d) A dog.

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

15. Who is always the high priest Zentoga when the boys have a naming ritual on Fridays?
(a) Sinbad.
(b) Kevin.
(c) Paddy.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Paddy's father own that is in a red box?

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

3. What item does Paddy prefer for starting fires?

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

5. What weather element dampens the Clarke family's picnic?

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