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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Palmer have trouble concentrating at school?
(a) He was thinking about sledding.
(b) He was thinking about Dorothy.
(c) He was getting sick.
(d) He was thinking about who had been tapping on his window.

2. When Dorothy tells him he is famous, how does Palmer respond?
(a) He does not want to be famous, he wants to be infamous.
(b) He does not like people talking about him behind his back.
(c) He does not want to be famous, he wants to be invisible.
(d) He likes being famous and wants to be known as a clown.

3. What does Palmer finally admit to Dorothy?
(a) He does not want to be a wringer.
(b) He does not want to learn to drive.
(c) He does not want to talk to his father.
(d) He does not want to go to school.

4. What are the two benefits Palmer realizes from misbehaving in school?
(a) He is forced to sit in the back of the room and flirt with girls.
(b) He is the class clown and the best student in his class.
(c) He is the subject of gossip and gets lots of attention.
(d) He is made to stay after school and he is more popular.

5. What are some of the things Palmer apologizes for?
(a) Calling Dorothy ugly, the Panther prank, treestumping.
(b) Calling Dorothy Fishface, the muskrat prank, treestumping.
(c) Pelting Dorothy with mud, a cat trick, teasing her.
(d) Hitting Dorothy, ruining her hopscotch game, teasing her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Palmer and the gang attack with snowballs on their way to school one morning?

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

3. Before going to sleep, what does Palmer do with his flashlight?

4. When Palmer asks his mother why the boy wrung the pigeon's neck, what does she say?

5. How does Palmer's dad respond when Palmer asks him if he was a wringer?

(see the answer key)

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