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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. When Dorothy tells him he is famous, how does Palmer respond?
(a) He likes being famous and wants to be known as a clown.
(b) He does not want to be famous, he wants to be infamous.
(c) He does not like people talking about him behind his back.
(d) He does not want to be famous, he wants to be invisible.

2. To what school do Beans and the gang bring Palmer?
(a) Wringer school.
(b) Summer school.
(c) Riflery school.
(d) Music school.

3. What does Palmer do to get himself detention after school?
(a) He spits on the floor of his classroom.
(b) He writes on the walls of the room.
(c) He skips school.
(d) He curses at his teacher.

4. Who does Palmer find has joined his side at the shoot?
(a) His mother.
(b) Beans.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) His father.

5. What does Palmer's mother tell him she has seen on the stairway of the house?
(a) A grey pigeon.
(b) A yellow cat.
(c) A black cat.
(d) A brown dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. The next day as they leave on their bikes, where do Palmer and Dorothy tell their families they are going?

2. For what does Palmer thank Henry?

3. Who is on the soccer field when the gang arrives?

4. Why can't Palmer ask the gang over to see for themselves that the pigeon is gone?

5. What does Palmer come to realize about releasing Nipper?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dorothy tell Palmer at the shoot that upsets him? How does he treat Dorothy? How does she respond?

2. 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?

3. What does Palmer find when her gets home to his room, and what does he decide at that moment?

4. 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?

5. Why does Palmer choose Henry to invite up to his room to prove Nipper is no longer there? What happens between them when Henry is in Palmer's room?

6. 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?

7. Why are Dorothy and Palmer certain they must get Nipper out of town? What other options do they have?

8. What other issue between Dorothy and Palmer comes up in Chapter 29? How does Palmer feel about the situation? How does he resolve it?

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

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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