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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 was Palmer fearful the teacher would notice about him?
(a) That he did not want to be a wringer.
(b) That he had not practiced like the other kids.
(c) That he had a pigeon for a pet.
(d) That he was frightened of birds.

2. What happens after Nipper lands on Palmer's head?
(a) Beans runs up, grabs Nipper, and throws him at the feet of the shooter.
(b) Beans grabs Nipper and wrings his neck.
(c) Beans laughs at Palmer and calls him Pigeonhead.
(d) Beans apologizes to Palmer for his cruelty.

3. As Palmer walks away, Nipper in his hands, what does he hear a small child say?
(a) "Is he dead, mister?"
(b) "No fair!"
(c) "Can I have one too, Daddy?"
(d) "Why does he get to keep the pigeon?"

4. What did Palmer notice Mutto was carrying in his pocket on the way home from school?
(a) A slingshot.
(b) Candy.
(c) A BB gun.
(d) A dart.

5. Palmer tells Dorothy there are two things they need to do so that Nipper will not come back. What are they?
(a) Go a long distance from him and blindfold him.
(b) Take Nipper to a place with water.
(c) Blindfold Nipper and leave him in a bush.
(d) Go a long distance from home and confuse him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. LaRue think of Palmer's friend Nipper?

2. Why does Palmer's mother ask to come into his room?

3. What do the kids call the teacher of the class?

4. What does Palmer decide to wear to school on the last day?

5. How does Henry behave in Palmer's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What do the boys learn in wringer school? Who teaches the class? What does the teacher tell the boys is most important part of being a wringer?

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

4. What curious thing does Palmer notice at the Titans baseball game? What does it remind him of?

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. Who does not attend Palmer's tenth birthday party and why? What do the boys want to talk to Mr. LaRue about? How does Mr. LaRue respond?

7. Why does Palmer begin to question his real reasons for sending Nipper away? What does he come to understand?

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

9. 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?

10. How do Dorothy and Palmer finally get Nipper safely out of town and away from danger? How does their behavior then represent their mood?

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