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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 does Palmer think about Henry when they are playing at the park?
(a) Henry is the outcast and Palmer will take his place.
(b) Henry is the leader and likes Palmer.
(c) Henry is shorter than the other two boys.
(d) Henry is the meekest and prey to the others.

2. How does the pigeon wake Palmer in the mornings?
(a) Nipping at his earlobe.
(b) Flying around the room.
(c) Tapping on the window.
(d) Walking on his head.

3. How does Palmer describe the weeks following his birthday?
(a) A parade and Palmer is the grand marshall.
(b) A lonely and anxious time.
(c) A time like any other.
(d) A barrel of laughs with the gang.

4. What hovers before Palmer's eyes before he runs after his friends to the playground?
(a) A dragonfly.
(b) A mosquito.
(c) A wasp.
(d) A hummingbird.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story do people tell about Arthur at the pigeon shoot one summer before he is a wringer?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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