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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Palmer describe the feeling he has when he is with Dorothy?
(a) It is like being in love.
(b) It is like going home.
(c) It is like floating.
(d) It is like romance.

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

3. What does the worker that Palmer meets give to him?
(a) A cold bottle of root beer.
(b) A popcicle.
(c) A Coke.
(d) A cold can of Sprite.

4. How does Palmer react to what his mother tells him?
(a) He says he will clean his room that night.
(b) He asks her to leave his room.
(c) He cries in relief in her arms.
(d) He denies everything and gets angry.

5. How does Palmer's dad respond when Palmer asks him if he was a wringer?
(a) He tells Palmer yes, and explains how much he liked it.
(b) He tells Palmer no, and Palmer does not have to be a wringer, either.
(c) He tells Palmer yes, and assures him he will be one, too.
(d) He tells Palmer no, he does not believe in wringing.

Short Answer Questions

1. While he is with the gang deciding what to do next, what amazing thing happens to Palmer in front of the gang?

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

3. What does Palmer imagine the gang is doing while he is hiding from them?

4. Where did Palmer wake up the day after his birthday party?

5. Why does Palmer tell Dorothy he lives in the wrong town?

(see the answer key)

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