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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Palmer decide to tell about his pet Nipper?
(a) Henry.
(b) His parents.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Dorothy.

2. What does the pigeon do when Palmer opens the window the second evening?
(a) The pigeon flies around the room squawking.
(b) The pigeon hops to the desk and looks at Palmer.
(c) The pigeon walks into Palmer's bedroom and up to his head.
(d) The pigeon flies away.

3. 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 meekest and prey to the others.
(c) Henry is the outcast and Palmer will take his place.
(d) Henry is shorter than the other two boys.

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

5. Why did Palmer have trouble concentrating at school?
(a) He was thinking about who had been tapping on his window.
(b) He was thinking about sledding.
(c) He was getting sick.
(d) He was thinking about Dorothy.

6. 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) Throws it away after he shows the gang.
(c) Hammers it to the doorframe of Dorothy's house.
(d) Gives it to Palmer as a late birthday gift.

7. Where do the boys go in the middle of the night?
(a) To the playground to ride on the rides.
(b) To the soccer field to see the wringers.
(c) To the school yard to play stickball.
(d) To the old boarded up railroad station to see all of the pigeons.

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

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

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

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

12. What does Palmer ask of his mother one evening before bed?
(a) Palmer asks her to please call him Snots.
(b) Palmer asks her to please buy pigeon food.
(c) Palmer asks her to please do his laundry.
(d) Palmer asks her to please knock before coming in to his room.

13. What playground equipment do Palmer and the gang play on the afternoon of his party?
(a) The merry-go-gound.
(b) The slide.
(c) The see-saw.
(d) Nothing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Palmer decide to handle Saturday and the pigeon shoot?

2. What are the presents the boys give Palmer?

3. What does Beans have in the frozen spaghetti and meatballs container in his freezer?

4. What is Beans' real name?

5. What does Palmer think to himself when Beans makes his announcement to his friends at the soccer field?

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