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

2. What does Paddy kill with a hurley?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A cat.
(c) A chipmunk.
(d) A rat.

3. Where do the gang of boys like to light fires?
(a) At the school shed.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) At the building site.
(d) In their backyards.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Native American weapon does Paddy make?

2. Where does Paddy sometimes sit for hours?

3. When does Paddy's hero from his favorite story die?

4. Where does Paddy's da place the letter to Santa from Paddy and Sinbad?

5. Where do Paddy and his family have a picnic shortly after they purchase their new car?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Paddy ever answer Kevin's questions?

2. Describe Paddy and Sinbad's relationship using examples from the text to support your answer.

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

4. Describe Paddy's relationship with his da.

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

6. Using details from the text, describe how Paddy is stuck between being a child and becoming a teenager.

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

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

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

10. When does Paddy's da usually teach Paddy new songs and what are some of the songs Paddy's father taught him?

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