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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what ritual do the boys in town associate Farquar?
(a) The Birthday Cake.
(b) The BIrthday Spankings.
(c) The Treatment.
(d) The Playground Bully.

2. 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 barrel of laughs with the gang.
(d) A time like any other.

3. What is the thing Palmer does not want to do?
(a) Be a wringer.
(b) Be a big brother.
(c) Be an 'A' student.
(d) Be a son.

4. How many pigeons are gathered for the pigeon shoot, according to Palmer's dad?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Eight hundred.
(c) Five thousand.
(d) Five hundred.

5. What playground equipment do Palmer and the gang play on the afternoon of his party?
(a) The slide.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The merry-go-gound.
(d) The see-saw.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Palmer feel running with the boys?

2. What do the boys leave at Fishface's front door?

3. What does Palmer feel "lurking in shadowy doorways"?

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

5. What does Palmer hear in his dream on the night of his birthday?

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