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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 does Palmer's dad get for him?
(a) He buys him a cap.
(b) He wins him a stuffed pigeon.
(c) He catches a foul ball.
(d) He gets him a new bike.

2. At the end of the day, why does Palmer feel he can smile?
(a) Because he has successfuly fooled his teacher.
(b) Because he is going to a new school in the fall.
(c) Because the day is over.
(d) Because he has finished this school year and kept Nipper hidden.

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

4. How does Henry behave in Palmer's room?
(a) Nervous and uncomfortable.
(b) Mean and teasing.
(c) Happy and playful.
(d) Casual and unconcerned.

5. Who comes to see Palmer's room and check that there is no pigeon in the room?
(a) Beans.
(b) Mutto.
(c) Henry.
(d) Bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Palmer do when it was his turn to practice wringing a fake pigeon's neck?

2. What are the two benefits Palmer realizes from misbehaving in school?

3. What do the boys run in to the den to look at again and again?

4. What happens after Nipper lands on Palmer's head?

5. Why is Palmer feeling so badly on his birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. Palmer has an emotional roller coaster ride when he recognizes Nipper flying above the field. What different feelings wash over him including finally holding Nipper in his hands again?

2. When the boys line up to practice wringing a pigeon's neck, Palmer lines up with them. What is this experience like for Palmer?

3. When Dorothy realizes all of the things Palmer has done to keep Nipper from harm, she calls him a hero. Why does Dorothy think Palmer is a hero? Does he feel like a hero?

4. What kinds of harassment do Beans and the gang inflict on Palmer after he has walked away from the gang? Why?

5. How does Palmer's life change after Nipper is gone?

6. How does Palmer notice his father communicates with hum during Family Fest week? How does he describe this new communication?

7. When the gang finds out from Palmer what he did in school to deserve an after-school punishment, how do they react? How does Palmer feel? What else does he do in order to stay in school a little longer?

8. In Chapter 32, Beans and the gang take Palmer to find Farquar for his birthday Treatment. When Beans demands that Farquar give Palmer the Treatment, he is faced with a bully bigger than himself. How does Beans respond to Farquar? How does Palmer?

9. What example have Palmer and Nipper set for the children in the town? How can he tell his experience with Nipper has changed people's lives?

10. When Palmer refuses The Treatment from Farquar, what does he tell Beans when he is screaming at him? Why does he run from the gang then? What does Beans yell to Palmer as he is running away?

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