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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has Palmer invited to his birthday party?
(a) Greeans, Mutton and Shank.
(b) Beans, Mutto and Henry.
(c) Beans, Mutto and George.
(d) Beans, Mutton and Hank.

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

3. Where did Arthur put the body of the first ever pigeon whose neck he had rung?
(a) Wrapped it up and buried it in his back yard.
(b) Wrapped it up and put it in his dresser drawer.
(c) Wrapped it up and put it under his bed for kids to see.
(d) Wrapped it up and hid it in his mother's closet.

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

5. What story do people tell about Arthur at the pigeon shoot one summer before he is a wringer?
(a) He wrung a pigeon's neck in the middle of a family picnic.
(b) He became frightened and could not wring a pigeon's neck.
(c) He hid behind his father, afraid of the falling pigeon feathers.
(d) He gathered up all of the dead pigeons in a bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Palmer ask the gang over to see for themselves that the pigeon is gone?

2. How does Palmer describe the feeling he has when he is with Dorothy?

3. How does the narrator describe Palmer's loneliness after Nipper is gone?

4. How does Palmer explain where he was when the gang came to his room the night before?

5. How does Henry behave in Palmer's room?

(see the answer key)

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