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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Fishface?
(a) The fourth grade teacher.
(b) Dorothy Gruzik.
(c) Palmer's mother.
(d) Palmer.

2. What does Beans tell the gang?
(a) He is ten and he is a wringer.
(b) He is ten and he is the leader.
(c) He is ten and he is bad.
(d) He is ten and he is quitting school.

3. Why does Palmer run home and leave the boys behind in Chapter 12?
(a) The gang begins to steal food from the closed concession stand.
(b) He is afraid of the dark.
(c) The gang begins to break open a crate of pigeons to harm them.
(d) The gang teases him about not wringing a pigeon's neck.

4. How does Palmer decide to handle Saturday and the pigeon shoot?
(a) He runs away from home.
(b) He goes with Dorothy's family to the neighboring town to shop.
(c) He pretends to be sick and stays home all day.
(d) He leaves with his family for the weekend.

5. What special food does Palmer get for his pigeon?
(a) Graham crackers.
(b) FrankenPuffs.
(c) Frosted miniwheats.
(d) Honey Crunchers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Palmer give his pigeon?

2. What diversion does Palmer create to keep the gang from coming to his house?

3. What does Palmer give Beans for his birthday?

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

5. What do the boys see after pulling their prank at Dorothy's house?

(see the answer key)

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