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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the boys see at the playground on Palmer's birthday?
(a) Bean's grandmother.
(b) Farquar.
(c) Palmer's mother.
(d) Dorothy.

2. What special food does Palmer get for his pigeon?
(a) Graham crackers.
(b) FrankenPuffs.
(c) Frosted miniwheats.
(d) Honey Crunchers.

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

4. Of what does Beans accuse Palmer when they are walking back to their street?
(a) Having a pigeon.
(b) Being a liar.
(c) Being a poor wringer.
(d) Being Dorothy's friend.

5. How does Palmer feel running with the boys?
(a) Excited.
(b) Alone.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Let down.

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

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

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

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

10. What is the nickname the boys give Palmer at his party?
(a) Fishface.
(b) Jelly.
(c) Squirt.
(d) Snots.

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

12. What is the thing Palmer does not want to do?
(a) Be a wringer.
(b) Be a big brother.
(c) Be a son.
(d) Be an 'A' student.

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

14. Who does Palmer question about Nipper when the bird does not come home?
(a) The golden bird on his father's trophy.
(b) The mailman.
(c) HIs parents.
(d) The neighborhood cat.

15. What does Palmer feed the pigeon?
(a) Bread crumbs.
(b) Special K.
(c) FrankenPuffs.
(d) Bird food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Palmer and the kids in town go on the day it snows?

2. With what ritual do the boys in town associate Farquar?

3. Who does Palmer decide to tell about his pet Nipper?

4. How many pigeons are gathered for the pigeon shoot, according to Palmer's dad?

5. Where does Palmer's pigeon sleep?

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