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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Palmer attend his second pigeon shoot?
(a) His aunt and cousins.
(b) Dorothy Gruzik.
(c) Beans, Mutto and Henry.
(d) His mother and father.

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

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

4. What does Beans do when he sees a pigeon in the sky?
(a) Chases after it to an alley.
(b) Pulls out a slingshot and shoots at it.
(c) Chases it and wrings its neck.
(d) Pulls out a bb gun and shoots at it.

5. Where does Palmer's pigeon sleep?
(a) In his closet.
(b) Under his bed.
(c) In the snow.
(d) On the windowsill.

6. 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 go to school.
(d) He does not want to be a wringer.

7. What does Palmer know he should wish but cannot?
(a) That Nipper would move to Dorothy's house.
(b) That Nipper would find a friend.
(c) That Nipper would go to a pigeon-friendlier town.
(d) That Nipper should only fly at night.

8. Where do the gang go after Beans has opened his presents?
(a) The park to play soccer.
(b) Farquar's house for The Treatment.
(c) Palmer's house to play basketball.
(d) The playground to slide.

9. Why does Beans continue to treestump and tease Dorothy?
(a) He wants to make her quit school.
(b) He wants his mother to punish him.
(c) He has a crush on her.
(d) He wants to get a reaction from her.

10. Why does the town sponsor a pigeon shoot?
(a) To raise money for the school.
(b) To raise money for the playground.
(c) To raise money for the baseball team.
(d) To raise money for the transit system.

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

12. What does Beans do with the contents of the spaghetti and meatballs container from the freezer?
(a) Leaves it in the freezer for his mother to find.
(b) Gives it to Palmer as a late birthday gift.
(c) Hammers it to the doorframe of Dorothy's house.
(d) Throws it away after he shows the gang.

13. How many different colors does Palmer count on the pigeon while the bird eats?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Eighteen.

14. How does Palmer learn about pigeons?
(a) He talks to his father about pigeons.
(b) He borrows a book from the library.
(c) He asks Dorothy if she knows anything about pigeons.
(d) He buys a book at the bookstore.

15. What hovers before Palmer's eyes before he runs after his friends to the playground?
(a) A wasp.
(b) A hummingbird.
(c) A dragonfly.
(d) A mosquito.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Palmer feel when the boys show up to his party?

2. Who do the boys see at the playground on Palmer's birthday?

3. Before going to sleep, what does Palmer do with his flashlight?

4. How does Palmer's dad respond when Palmer asks him if he was a wringer?

5. Who is Fishface?

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