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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is a pigeon doing if he is roosting?
(a) Flying.
(b) Dying.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating.

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

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Palmer run home and leave the boys behind in Chapter 12?
(a) The gang begins to break open a crate of pigeons to harm them.
(b) The gang teases him about not wringing a pigeon's neck.
(c) The gang begins to steal food from the closed concession stand.
(d) He is afraid of the dark.

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

12. As Palmer and the gang continue treestumping and teasing Dorothy, what does Palmer expect to happen?
(a) They would be joined by other kids.
(b) They would be aksed to go to the school counselor.
(c) They would all be suspended from school.
(d) They would all get bored and do something else.

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

14. What diversion does Palmer create to keep the gang from coming to his house?
(a) Suggesting they snowball Dorothy's house.
(b) Suggesting they go to the mall.
(c) Suggesting they go to Mutto's house.
(d) Suggesting they play on the soccer field.

15. What do the boys leave at Fishface's front door?
(a) A plastic bag of chocolate.
(b) A plastic bag of eggs.
(c) A plastic bag of mud and sticks.
(d) A plastic bag of garbage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Palmer begin to smell on his father when he sits in his dad's lap after the pigeon shoot?

2. Where does Palmer imagine Beans lives?

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

4. When Palmer asks his mother why the boy wrung the pigeon's neck, what does she say?

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

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