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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 begin yelling at the park when they are playing their game?
(a) "Palmer is a chicken!"
(b) "Who is afraid of us?"
(c) "Wringer! Wringer!"
(d) "Where is Fishface?"

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

3. What does Palmer try to convince the gang about the pigeon?
(a) He wants them to believe it was a crow.
(b) He wants them to believe it did not happen.
(c) He wants them to think his father is practicing for the shoot.
(d) He wants them to think he has never seen a pigeon.

4. What are some of the things Palmer apologizes for?
(a) Calling Dorothy Fishface, the muskrat prank, treestumping.
(b) Hitting Dorothy, ruining her hopscotch game, teasing her.
(c) Calling Dorothy ugly, the Panther prank, treestumping.
(d) Pelting Dorothy with mud, a cat trick, teasing her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Panther?

2. With whom does Palmer attend his second pigeon shoot?

3. What is Beans' real name?

4. With what ritual do the boys in town associate Farquar?

5. What new experience does Palmer have when falling asleep after talking to his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

4. When the gang attacks Dorothy with snow balls on the first day of school, Palmer joins in without hesitation. How does he rationalize his behavior toward her?

5. 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?

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

7. What chores does Palmer offer to do for himself? Why does he offer to take care of his own room?

8. 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?

9. What scene do Mutto, Beans and Henry enact at the park? How does Palmer react to their display? Why does he react this way?

10. 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?

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