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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the boys go in the middle of the night?
(a) To the playground to ride on the rides.
(b) To the old boarded up railroad station to see all of the pigeons.
(c) To the soccer field to see the wringers.
(d) To the school yard to play stickball.

2. In Palmer's dream, what does a pigeon's eye look like?
(a) A coat button, blue with an orange center.
(b) A shirt button, orange with a black dot in the center.
(c) A coat button, orange with a black ring around it.
(d) A shirt button, black with an orange dot in the center.

3. Why does the town sponsor a pigeon shoot?
(a) To raise money for the playground.
(b) To raise money for the transit system.
(c) To raise money for the baseball team.
(d) To raise money for the school.

4. What do the boys begin yelling at the park when they are playing their game?
(a) "Where is Fishface?"
(b) "Wringer! Wringer!"
(c) "Who is afraid of us?"
(d) "Palmer is a chicken!"

5. What story do people tell about Arthur at the pigeon shoot one summer before he is a wringer?
(a) He wrung a pigeon's neck in the middle of a family picnic.
(b) He hid behind his father, afraid of the falling pigeon feathers.
(c) He gathered up all of the dead pigeons in a bag.
(d) He became frightened and could not wring a pigeon's neck.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Palmer describe the weeks following his birthday?

3. Who is Fishface?

4. What does Palmer get for Christmas from his parents?

5. What is the thing Palmer does not want to do?

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