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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 Beans have in the frozen spaghetti and meatballs container in his freezer?
(a) A rat.
(b) A cat.
(c) A snake.
(d) A muskrat.

4. Who do Palmer and the gang attack with snowballs on their way to school one morning?
(a) Dorothy.
(b) Mutton.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Henry.

5. What other things does Beans do to try and get a reaction from Dorothy?
(a) Screams, steals her books, throws her papers away.
(b) Trips her, calls her names, rips up her homework papers.
(c) Pushes her, screams, throws her hat away.
(d) Make faces, screams, dumps beans on her shoes, takes her hat.

6. Why does Nipper fly around the house once or twice before flying away in the morning?
(a) To set the compass in his head in order to return.
(b) To tease Beans and the rest of the gang.
(c) To say goodbye to Palmer.
(d) To look for other pigeons before leaving.

7. Who is Fishface?
(a) Palmer.
(b) The fourth grade teacher.
(c) Dorothy Gruzik.
(d) Palmer's mother.

8. With what ritual do the boys in town associate Farquar?
(a) The Birthday Cake.
(b) The BIrthday Spankings.
(c) The Treatment.
(d) The Playground Bully.

9. 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.

10. Who does Palmer find in his room when he comes home from Beans's party?
(a) Dorothy.
(b) His mother.
(c) Henry.
(d) Arthur.

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

12. What does Palmer get for Christmas from his parents?
(a) A new red coat.
(b) A new red skateboard.
(c) A new red bicycle.
(d) A new red sled.

13. For the gang, what makes a birthday official?
(a) Cake and ice cream.
(b) The Treatment.
(c) A pigeon shoot.
(d) Turning ten.

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 neighborhood cat.
(c) HIs parents.
(d) The mailman.

15. How many pigeons are gathered for the pigeon shoot, according to Palmer's dad?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Eight hundred.
(c) Five thousand.
(d) Five hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the boys go in the middle of the night?

2. What smell comes to Palmer's nose as he walks onto the soccer field?

3. With whom does Palmer attend his second pigeon shoot?

4. Why does Beans continue to treestump and tease Dorothy?

5. What is a pigeon doing if he is roosting?

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