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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What type of biscuits do Paddy and Sinbad eat at the picnic?
(a) None.
(b) Buttermilk.
(c) Marginerines.
(d) Marriettas.

5. What is the record number of pages that Paddy's ma read in one night?
(a) 42.
(b) 112.
(c) 56.
(d) 17.

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

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

8. Who is Paddy's favorite renegade Native American?
(a) No one.
(b) Tecumseh.
(c) Sacajawea.
(d) Geronimo.

9. What color is the water bottle that Paddy receives for Christmas?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

10. Which of Paddy's friends does not attend the same school as Paddy?
(a) Kevin Conroy.
(b) Edward Swanwick.
(c) Liam O'Connell.
(d) James O'Keefe.

11. Which team is Paddy's favorite football/soccer team?
(a) Westham United.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) Manchester United.
(d) Manchester City.

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

13. What personal element do Paddy and his da have in common?
(a) Their height.
(b) Their name.
(c) Their personalities.
(d) Their weight.

14. Who falls asleep one day when Mr. Hennessey tells the class to lay their heads down so he can talk to another teacher?
(a) Ian McEvoy.
(b) James O'Keefe.
(c) Kevin Conroy.
(d) Patrick Clarke.

15. What does Paddy want his vocation to be?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Missionary.
(c) Shop owner.
(d) Priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group of priests does Joseph join?

2. What does the fella who went to Africa come back with in his stomach?

3. What does Paddy pick as his pet when he has to write about his favorite pet in a homework assignment?

4. Who teaches Paddy and Sinbad to make farting noises with their arms?

5. What prayer does Paddy state that he prefers over others?

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