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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Palmer's father give him as a ninth birthday gift?
(a) Boxing gloves.
(b) Roller blades.
(c) His metal toy soldiers that were once his grandfather's.
(d) His photo album from his ninth birthday.

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

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

4. What is treestumping?
(a) Standing behind a tree and throwing snowballs at passing cars.
(b) Standing in front of Dorothy like a tree to block her walking.
(c) Standing behind a tree and throwing a snowball at Dorothy.
(d) Standing in front of a tree and throwing snowballs at houses.

5. How does Palmer feel when he arrives home after school and finds the pigeon gone?
(a) Relieved that the gang will not see the pigeon.
(b) Lonely to have lost a friend.
(c) Frightened to be alone.
(d) Sad to see the pigeon had left.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Palmer think about Henry when they are playing at the park?

2. Where did Arthur put the body of the first ever pigeon whose neck he had rung?

3. Where do the boys go in the middle of the night?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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