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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 is treestumping?
(a) Standing behind a tree and throwing snowballs at passing cars.
(b) Standing behind a tree and throwing a snowball at Dorothy.
(c) Standing in front of a tree and throwing snowballs at houses.
(d) Standing in front of Dorothy like a tree to block her walking.

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

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

4. What is the thing Palmer does not want to do?
(a) Be an 'A' student.
(b) Be a big brother.
(c) Be a wringer.
(d) Be a son.

5. What name does Palmer give his pigeon?
(a) Nipper.
(b) Skipper.
(c) Flipper.
(d) Dipper.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who do Palmer and the gang attack with snowballs on their way to school one morning?

4. Who does Palmer decide to tell about his pet Nipper?

5. How does Palmer feel when the boys show up to his party?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 15, Palmer goes through a series of emotional reactions to the pigeon tapping on his window. What are some of those reactions?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. Palmer describes the wish he should make after Nipper has been seen in the sky by the gang. What is that wish? Why can't he make that wish?

6. When Beans has his tenth birthday party, he invites the gang to his house and then leaves with them to find Farquar. Again, The Treatment is part of the story. How does Beans anticipate The Treatment and his birthday in general? How is Beans' reaction different from that of Palmer?

7. When the boys find Farquar, he is on the soccer field and all but Palmer rush over to see him. Why does Palmer lag behind? What is he experiencing walking onto the field?

8. Palmer tries to explain to Dorothy why he cannot tell people he does not want to be a wringer. What kinds of pressure does he feel? How does he think people will react?

9. Palmer finally becomes old enough to read the inscription on his father's trophy in the den. What did he pretend it said when he was younger? What does it really say? How does Palmer respond to learning what the words actually are?

10. 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?

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