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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. LaRue think of Palmer's friend Nipper?
(a) He is furious and wants Nipper out of the house immediately.
(b) He feels sorry for his son because he has to be a wringer this summer.
(c) He explains he is allergic to birds.
(d) He has accepted Nipper and even goes to see him at night with a flashlight.

2. Where does Palmer go the night of the warning?
(a) To sleep at Dorothy's.
(b) To sleep at his cousin's house.
(c) To sleep with Nipper behind the living room couch.
(d) To sleep in his parent's bedroom.

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

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

5. Why did Palmer have trouble concentrating at school?
(a) He was thinking about sledding.
(b) He was thinking about who had been tapping on his window.
(c) He was getting sick.
(d) He was thinking about Dorothy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beans do when he sees a pigeon in the sky?

2. How does Palmer describe the weeks following his birthday?

3. What does Palmer realize while hiding from the gang?

4. What color are the uniforms of the Titans?

5. What does Palmer feed the pigeon?

(see the answer key)

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