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

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

3. What chore must Paddy do every Sunday before Mass?
(a) Cleans the bathroom.
(b) Polishes everything in the house.
(c) Washes the dishes.
(d) Mows the lawn.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On whose pillar does Kevin draw a mickey?

3. What does Paddy use to choke Brian Sheridan with while the boys are waiting to have their marks checked?

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

5. How does Paddy's ma fasten Paddy's trousers when she cannot zip them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action during the family picnic causes Paddy to ruin Sinbad's biscuits? How does Paddy ruin the biscuits?

2. Describe Paddy's relationship with his da.

3. What happens to Kevin's brother when he gets into big trouble?

4. Paddy states in the novel that the story of Father Damien was the best story Paddy ever read. Why does Paddy enjoy this story?

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

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

7. 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.

8. Describe the scene that ensues after the first two boys leave the nurse's office after having their marks checked.

9. Describe Paddy's relationship with his two sisters, Catherine and Deirdre.

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

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