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

2. What does Palmer feel "lurking in shadowy doorways"?
(a) The pigeon shoot.
(b) His mother's wrath.
(c) Bean's birthday party.
(d) The end of school.

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

4. What does Palmer believe he will receive from lasting out his time with Farquar?
(a) A new bike.
(b) A birthday party at school.
(c) Respect from Dorothy.
(d) The honor and respect of the other kids.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Palmer's father give him as a ninth birthday gift?

3. Who do the boys see at the playground on Palmer's birthday?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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