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

2. What do Beans, Mutto, Henry and Palmer sometimes call themselves?
(a) The Tormentors.
(b) The Beans Boys.
(c) The Bad Boys.
(d) The Rabble Rousers.

3. Before going to sleep, what does Palmer do with his flashlight?
(a) Checks inside his closet.
(b) Checks outside his window.
(c) Checks the bathroom.
(d) Checks his parent's room.

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

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

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. What are some of the things Palmer apologizes for?

3. Who do the boys see at the playground on Palmer's birthday?

4. What does Palmer ask of his mother one evening before bed?

5. What is treestumping?

Short Essay Questions

1. Palmer begins to identify a certain smell associated with the pigeon shoot. Describe the smell and how it injects itself into Palmer's life.

2. How does Palmer react in Chapter 13 when he is awakened by tapping? Who does he think is at the window? What does he find?

3. 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?

4. For his birthday, Palmer gets an old apple core, an old sock, and a cigar butt from his new friends. What makes these gifts special? How does Palmer react to his mother's gifts?

5. Palmer waits for Nipper to return in Chapter 22 and by nightfall Nipper has not done so. How does Palmer react to the pigeon's disappearance? How does his mood change when Nipper returns? What important decision does Palmer make when Nipper returns?

6. 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?

7. Palmer comes home after the boys see a pigeon flying overhead and he cries. Why is he crying? What does he admit about his day?

8. How does Palmer come up with the name for his pigeon? What do people feel about animals when they name them? How does Palmer feel about his pigeon?

9. Once he has decided to name and keep Nipper, Palmer realizes he must divert the gang from coming to his house. Why does he want to keep the boys away? What are some of the excuses he invents?

10. When Palmer returns from Beans' birthday party he finds Dorothy waiting in his room. She sarcastically calls him Snots and talks about his gang. What does she say, and what does she really mean?

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