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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Paddy request in a letter to Santa for Christmas?
(a) Adidas football boots.
(b) Magnifying glasses.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A sleigh.

2. 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.

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

4. What item does Paddy prefer for starting fires?
(a) Rubbing sticks together.
(b) Matches.
(c) A magnifying glass.
(d) A lighter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical activity that the boys at Paddy's school use to hurt each other is banned by the headmaster?

2. What clothes line article do Paddy and his friends shove into Aidan's face?

3. What chore must Paddy do every Sunday before Mass?

4. Where does the Clarke family eat their picnic meal?

5. Who hides with Paddy in the pipes to try and scare their other friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Paddy pour salt on a slug and what happens after he pours the salt?

2. Describe what happens when Miss Watkins brings in a tea-towel with the Proclamation of Independence on it into Paddy's classroom.

3. What are some of the random facts that Paddy tells the reader he learned from reading?

4. Paddy and his family go on a picnic. Describe how the picnic went and the general atmosphere of the picnic from Paddy's point-of-view.

5. Describe Paddy's relationship with his da.

6. Paddy and his friends became the Vigour Tribe for a day. What were some of the acts committed by the Vigour Tribe?

7. What are some of the rumors Paddy and his friends heard about the death of Sean Rickard? What actually killed Sean?

8. On some Fridays, Paddy's school would show a movie for the end of the day. What usually happened when the movies were shown?

9. Using details from the text, describe how Paddy's fort under the table is an indication that Paddy still wants to be a child.

10. How does Paddy react when he is stung by a jellyfish?

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