View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Palmer's dream, what does a pigeon's eye look like?
(a) A coat button, blue with an orange center.
(b) A coat button, orange with a black ring around it.
(c) A shirt button, orange with a black dot in the center.
(d) A shirt button, black with an orange dot in the center.

3. How does Palmer describe the weeks following his birthday?
(a) A time like any other.
(b) A parade and Palmer is the grand marshall.
(c) A barrel of laughs with the gang.
(d) A lonely and anxious time.

4. What does Palmer think about Henry when they are playing at the park?
(a) Henry is the leader and likes Palmer.
(b) Henry is the outcast and Palmer will take his place.
(c) Henry is shorter than the other two boys.
(d) Henry is the meekest and prey to the others.

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

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

7. How does Palmer decide to handle Saturday and the pigeon shoot?
(a) He leaves with his family for the weekend.
(b) He runs away from home.
(c) He goes with Dorothy's family to the neighboring town to shop.
(d) He pretends to be sick and stays home all day.

8. What does Beans tell the gang?
(a) He is ten and he is a wringer.
(b) He is ten and he is bad.
(c) He is ten and he is the leader.
(d) He is ten and he is quitting school.

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

10. What does Palmer say to Nipper when the bird comes home after his flight over the town?
(a) "You cannot come here to eat anymore."
(b) "You are not leaving this room again."
(c) "You are my pigeon and I love you."
(d) "You are a stupid pigeon."

11. What does Palmer finally admit to Dorothy?
(a) He does not want to talk to his father.
(b) He does not want to be a wringer.
(c) He does not want to learn to drive.
(d) He does not want to go to school.

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

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

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

15. What smell comes to Palmer's nose as he walks onto the soccer field?
(a) The smell of fresh baked cookies.
(b) The smell of barbeque.
(c) The smell of gunsmoke from the pigeon shoot.
(d) The smell of roses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Palmer ask the boys to check him for when the bird is gone?

2. How does Palmer feel when he arrives home after school and finds the pigeon gone?

3. How does Palmer behave after chasing the bird down the street?

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

5. What are some of the things Palmer apologizes for?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 713 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample