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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 imagine the gang is doing while he is hiding from them?
(a) Telling people Palmer was too chicken to get The Treatment and ran away.
(b) Asking people if they have seen him and if so to call the police.
(c) Telling people he stole from the grocery store and they are looking for him.
(d) Asking people about him and telling people he has a pigeon for a pet.

2. What color are the uniforms of the Titans?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Orange.
(d) Red.

3. What does Palmer hear that lets him know the visitors are gone?
(a) Someone starting up a car.
(b) Two laughs.
(c) A slamming of the window.
(d) Two sharp, quick yelps.

4. Where do Beans and the gang take Palmer the day after his birthday?
(a) To see Farquar for The Treatment.
(b) To a movie for his birthday gilt.
(c) To Bean's house.
(d) To ask his mother where he was the night before.

5. Where does Palmer go the night of the warning?
(a) To sleep at Dorothy's.
(b) To sleep at his cousin's house.
(c) To sleep in his parent's bedroom.
(d) To sleep with Nipper behind the living room couch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Palmer cover himself up to go to school the day after Nipper lands on his head in front of the gang?

2. Where does Palmer go on his bike on Friday night?

3. Why is the gang waiting for Palmer when he comes out of detention?

4. Where has Palmer hidden after running away from the gang?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. After refusing The Treatment and leaving the gang, Palmer again places Nipper's needs above his. What does he decide to do next?

2. 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?

3. Palmer knows a lot about pigeons. What kinds of things does he know about releasing a pigeon so the bird will not be able to return home? How does he use this information with Nipper?

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

5. 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?

6. When Palmer attends the pigeon shoot this year, what does he come to realize about his memories of shoots from years passed?

7. How does Palmer attempt to trick Nipper into not finding him again when he is with his friends? Describe his solution. Does it seem like this would work?

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

9. Palmer explains to Dorothy that he is conflicted about school ending. What is the conflict he feels? At the end of the chapter, the narrator says "But another school was about to begin." Can you guess what this school is, and why it is beginning?

10. 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?

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