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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who owns a farm that Paddy and his friends enjoy playing in?
(a) The Donnellys.
(b) The corporation.
(c) The Parkers.
(d) No one.

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

4. What does Paddy light between Sinbad's lips?
(a) Lighter fluid.
(b) A cigar.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A candle.

5. Whose questions does Paddy never rush to answer?
(a) His da's.
(b) Aidan's.
(c) Sinbad's.
(d) Kevin's.

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

7. Who is Kevin's older brother?
(a) James.
(b) Ian.
(c) Martin.
(d) David.

8. In what construction material do Paddy and his friends sometimes play?
(a) Empty houses.
(b) Cranes.
(c) Pipes.
(d) Ropes.

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

10. One day Mr. Hennessey reads a story in class. What word from the story baffles Paddy and his friends?
(a) Substandard.
(b) Pruning.
(c) Trellis.
(d) Bucko.

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

12. Where do Paddy and his family have a picnic shortly after they purchase their new car?
(a) Barrytown.
(b) Raheny.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Dollymount.

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

14. When Paddy is stung while he is swimming, who does his mother offer to call?
(a) Paddy's father.
(b) An ambulance.
(c) No one.
(d) Paddy's grandfather.

15. What does Paddy read that causes him to fear World War III?
(a) A textbook at school.
(b) A newspaper headline.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A note from a friend.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what era is the novel taking place?

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

4. What is blocking the pipe at the Clarke house that causes the drain to become clogged?

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

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