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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 | Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the boys leave at Fishface's front door?
(a) A plastic bag of eggs.
(b) A plastic bag of mud and sticks.
(c) A plastic bag of chocolate.
(d) A plastic bag of garbage.

2. 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."

3. What does Palmer get for Christmas from his parents?
(a) A new red sled.
(b) A new red coat.
(c) A new red skateboard.
(d) A new red bicycle.

4. Where did Arthur put the body of the first ever pigeon whose neck he had rung?
(a) Wrapped it up and hid it in his mother's closet.
(b) Wrapped it up and put it in his dresser drawer.
(c) Wrapped it up and put it under his bed for kids to see.
(d) Wrapped it up and buried it in his back yard.

5. Who do Palmer and the gang attack with snowballs on their way to school one morning?
(a) Dorothy.
(b) Mutton.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hovers before Palmer's eyes before he runs after his friends to the playground?

2. What does Palmer begin to smell on his father when he sits in his dad's lap after the pigeon shoot?

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

4. How many pigeons are gathered for the pigeon shoot, according to Palmer's dad?

5. Why did Palmer have trouble concentrating at school?

(see the answer key)

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