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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Palmer tell Dorothy he lives in the wrong town?
(a) Because he should live in a big city.
(b) Because he wants to be on the stage.
(c) Because in his town people kill pigeons.
(d) Because he is a natural comedian.

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

4. Who is tapping at Palmer's window early one morning?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) Beans and Mutto.

5. What is treestumping?
(a) Standing in front of a tree and throwing snowballs at houses.
(b) Standing behind a tree and throwing a snowball at Dorothy.
(c) Standing in front of Dorothy like a tree to block her walking.
(d) Standing behind a tree and throwing snowballs at passing cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Palmer on his first Pigeon Day?

2. Who is the one person who does not care about Palmer's bruised arm?

3. What do Beans, Mutto, Henry and Palmer sometimes call themselves?

4. What does Palmer decide to wear to school on the last day?

5. How does Palmer describe the feeling he has when he is with Dorothy?

(see the answer key)

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