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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. What is the nickname the boys give Palmer at his party?
(a) Jelly.
(b) Squirt.
(c) Fishface.
(d) Snots.

2. What does Palmer hear in his dream on the night of his birthday?
(a) "You have run out of birthdays."
(b) "You are finally nine years old."
(c) "You are so cool."
(d) "Your father must respect you to give you the soldiers."

3. Who does Palmer find in his bedroom in the middle of the night?
(a) Dorothy.
(b) Beans, Mutto and Henry.
(c) His brother.
(d) His mother and father.

4. Where is Palmer to meet the gang on Saturday for the pigeon shoot?
(a) At the ferris wheel.
(b) At the baseball field.
(c) At the pigeon cages.
(d) At the World War I cannon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Palmer feel when the boys show up to his party?

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

3. Who do Palmer and the gang attack with snowballs on their way to school one morning?

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

5. Before going to sleep, what does Palmer do with his flashlight?

(see the answer key)

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