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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the one person who does not care about Palmer's bruised arm?
(a) Palmer's mother.
(b) Beans.
(c) Nipper.
(d) Dorothy.

2. How does Palmer's dad respond when Palmer asks him if he was a wringer?
(a) He tells Palmer yes, and explains how much he liked it.
(b) He tells Palmer yes, and assures him he will be one, too.
(c) He tells Palmer no, he does not believe in wringing.
(d) He tells Palmer no, and Palmer does not have to be a wringer, either.

3. How old was Palmer on his first Pigeon Day?
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

4. When Palmer asks his mother why the boy wrung the pigeon's neck, what does she say?
(a) "To put the pigeon out of its misery."
(b) "To help the pigeon go to heaven."
(c) "To let everyone know the pigeon shoot had started."
(d) "To make the boy feel proud."

5. What does Palmer feel "lurking in shadowy doorways"?
(a) Bean's birthday party.
(b) The end of school.
(c) His mother's wrath.
(d) The pigeon shoot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two benefits Palmer realizes from misbehaving in school?

2. Who is tapping at Palmer's window early one morning?

3. Where do Palmer and the kids in town go on the day it snows?

4. What does Beans have in the frozen spaghetti and meatballs container in his freezer?

5. What does Palmer finally admit to Dorothy?

(see the answer key)

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