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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. 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 buried it in his back yard.
(c) Wrapped it up and put it in his dresser drawer.
(d) Wrapped it up and put it under his bed for kids to see.

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

3. What are the presents the boys give Palmer?
(a) A Lego kit, a bow and arrow, a DVD.
(b) A basketball, a pirate costume, a DVD.
(c) A brown apple core, a dirty sock, an old cigar butt.
(d) A bell for his bike, a Monopoly game, a pirate game.

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

5. 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 make the boy feel proud."
(d) "To let everyone know the pigeon shoot had started."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Palmer's dream, what does a pigeon's eye look like?

2. With what ritual do the boys in town associate Farquar?

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

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

5. Who is Fishface?

(see the answer key)

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