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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Palmer run upstairs after hearing about the cat?
(a) He knows there is no cat and she thinks he has a pigeon.
(b) He wants to make sure his windows are all closed.
(c) He is afraid he will tell his mother about Nipper.
(d) He knows she saw Panther, and wants to check on Nipper.

2. What are the sacrifices Palmer sees he has made in order to save Nipper?
(a) He is not in the gang anymore, he feels he is a traitor, and his pet is gone.
(b) He is not in the gang anymore, Nipper is gone, and he has lost Dorothy, too.
(c) He is not in the gang anymore, Beans wants to get him, and he is a liar.
(d) He is not in the gang anymore, he is a liar, and he is a fake.

3. What does Palmer do right before getting The Treatment?
(a) Rolls up his sleeves and starts to cry.
(b) Rolls up both sleeves for a double treatment.
(c) Rolls down his sleeve, steps back and says no.
(d) Asks if Beans could give The Treatment this time.

4. What do the kids call the teacher of the class?
(a) The Death Machine.
(b) The Wringer Expert.
(c) The Pigeon Scout.
(d) The Wringmaster.

5. As Palmer approaches his house, what is he worried about?
(a) The gang will be waiting at his house to beat him up.
(b) His mother will be angry because he is late for dinner.
(c) Nipper will be dead.
(d) His father will be waiting for him to explain why he has a pigeon.

6. How has Palmer's dad been treating him since Nipper left?
(a) He has behaved as he always does.
(b) He has been distant and aloof.
(c) He has been affectionate, tousling his hair and rubbing his shoulders.
(d) He has been disappointed in Palmer.

7. What does Palmer find on his birthday cake later in the evening?
(a) "Nipper."
(b) "Tonight."
(c) "Happy birthday, snots."
(d) "Beware."

8. What event happens at the shoot that gets the biggest cheer of all?
(a) The event has raised more money than any years previous.
(b) A woman who is the best shooter this year.
(c) A yellow cat running onto the field and carrying away a wounded bird.
(d) Beans wringing two pigeons at once.

9. What are some of the ways Palmer says the gang might try to kill Nipper?
(a) Poison, traps, and slingshots.
(b) Slingshots, pellet guns, and nets.
(c) Nets, pellet guns, and traps.
(d) Slingshots, BB guns, and poison.

10. What disconcerting information does Dorothy give to Palmer during the shoot?
(a) She has kept Nipper in her closet all this time.
(b) She let Nipper loose at the beach.
(c) She let Nipper loose at the neighboring town.
(d) She let Nipper loose at the railroad yards.

11. Why does Dorothy begin laughing when Palmer is talking seriously about Nipper's possible fate?
(a) Because Nipper has knocked over the comic books.
(b) Because Nipper is imitating Palmer's walk.
(c) Because Nipper has shot a basket with the Nerf ball.
(d) Because Nipper is sitting on Palmer's head.

12. What does Palmer find in his bedroom when he rushes in?
(a) His mother looking at the mess in his room.
(b) Nipper at the window and Dorothy shooting baskets.
(c) Dorothy playing with Nipper and his Nerf ball.
(d) Nipper at the window and the yellow cat on his bed.

13. What was Palmer fearful the teacher would notice about him?
(a) That he was frightened of birds.
(b) That he had a pigeon for a pet.
(c) That he did not want to be a wringer.
(d) That he had not practiced like the other kids.

14. What does Dorothy do on Palmer's birthday?
(a) She comes to his party.
(b) She gives him a kiss.
(c) She calls him that night.
(d) She brings him a huge present.

15. Why is Palmer feeling so badly on his birthday?
(a) He knows he will have more chores around the house.
(b) He knows he will now have to be a wringer.
(c) He knows his parents will find out about Nipper.
(d) He knows he will never have a brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important question does Dorothy ask Palmer as his birthday approaches?

2. Where does Palmer's dad take him one evening, just the two of them?

3. Who are the two people who did not show up for Palmer's tenth birthday party?

4. What does Mr. LaRue think of Palmer's friend Nipper?

5. With whom does Palmer go to the Family Fest?

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