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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Palmer find in his bedroom in the middle of the night?
(a) His mother and father.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) His brother.
(d) Beans, Mutto and Henry.

2. While he is with the gang deciding what to do next, what amazing thing happens to Palmer in front of the gang?
(a) Palmer kisses Dorothy.
(b) Nipper bites Beans on the nose.
(c) He falls and breaks his leg.
(d) Nipper lands on his head.

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

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

5. 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 do his laundry.
(c) Palmer asks her to please knock before coming in to his room.
(d) Palmer asks her to please buy pigeon food.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Palmer run home and leave the boys behind in Chapter 12?

3. What special food does Palmer get for his pigeon?

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

5. Who has Palmer invited to his birthday party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beans pull out of the freezer when the gang is at his house? What does he do with it? The author does not tell us how Palmer feels about what Beans has done. Based on what you know of Palmer, how does he feel about the prank?

2. In Chapter 25, Palmer has a wonderful day in which he is relaxed and happy. The day dissolves into emotional distress. What happens to make Palmer nervous and upset? What two parts of Palmer's personality come into conflict?

3. Who does Palmer find in his room the night before the pigeon shoot? Why? What do we learn about Palmer?

4. What are some of Palmer's memories of his first pigeon shoot? What does this tell us about Palmer?

5. How does Palmer resolve his problems of meeting his friends at the cannon on the day of the pigeon shoot? Why? What do we learn about Palmer?

6. Palmer asks his mother for a favor. What is the favor, and why does Palmer ask her? How does he explain this to his mother?

7. In Chapter Three, Palmer joins his new friends out on the street. When Beans asks about Dorothy, Palmer does not answer at first. How does Palmer initially react to the gang's behavior toward Dorothy? Why does he join them as they run down the street after their prank?

8. Beans begins to escalate the treestumping of Dorothy to get a reaction from her, but she gives him none. His cruel behavior escalates until Dorothy finally does react. What is her reaction, and how does this affect Palmer?

9. How do Palmer's parents react to The Treatment?

10. How does Palmer react when the gang tell him they believe he has a pigeon for a pet? What does Palmer want the gang to believe and why?

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