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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the one person who does not care about Palmer's bruised arm?
(a) Dorothy.
(b) Palmer's mother.
(c) Nipper.
(d) Beans.

2. What does Palmer finally admit to Dorothy?
(a) He does not want to learn to drive.
(b) He does not want to talk to his father.
(c) He does not want to be a wringer.
(d) He does not want to go to school.

3. Who are the two people who did not show up for Palmer's tenth birthday party?
(a) Beans and Dorothy.
(b) Henry and Mr. LaRue.
(c) Dorothy and Mrs. LaRue.
(d) Mutto and Mrs. LaRue.

4. How does Dorothy finally handle the situation?
(a) She finds another way to and from school.
(b) She turns to Palmer and asks why he is doing this to her.
(c) She gets her father to walk home with her.
(d) She cries and tells Beans to leave her alone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Palmer do when it was his turn to practice wringing a fake pigeon's neck?

2. What does Palmer say to Nipper when the bird comes home after his flight over the town?

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

4. Who does Palmer decide to tell about his pet Nipper?

5. What do the boys leave at Fishface's front door?

(see the answer key)

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