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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Palmer try to convince the gang about the pigeon?
(a) He wants them to believe it did not happen.
(b) He wants them to think he has never seen a pigeon.
(c) He wants them to believe it was a crow.
(d) He wants them to think his father is practicing for the shoot.

2. While he is with the gang deciding what to do next, what amazing thing happens to Palmer in front of the gang?
(a) He falls and breaks his leg.
(b) Nipper bites Beans on the nose.
(c) Palmer kisses Dorothy.
(d) Nipper lands on his head.

3. How does Palmer behave after chasing the bird down the street?
(a) He pretends nothing happened.
(b) He laughs at Mutto for swallowing his gum.
(c) He pretends he hates pigeons.
(d) He screams at Beans for scaring him.

4. What are the presents the boys give Palmer?
(a) A brown apple core, a dirty sock, an old cigar butt.
(b) A bell for his bike, a Monopoly game, a pirate game.
(c) A Lego kit, a bow and arrow, a DVD.
(d) A basketball, a pirate costume, a DVD.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the worker that Palmer meets give to him?

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

3. Who is the one person who does not care about Palmer's bruised arm?

4. Who brings Nipper into the meadow and then into the woods?

5. What does Palmer begin to smell on his father when he sits in his dad's lap after the pigeon shoot?

(see the answer key)

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