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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Palmer run upstairs after hearing about the cat?
2. As Palmer walks away, Nipper in his hands, what does he hear a small child say?
3. What does Miss Kiner ask Palmer to do as punishment?
4. Where does Palmer go the night of the warning?
5. How has Palmer's dad been treating him since Nipper left?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Palmer attends the pigeon shoot this year, what does he come to realize about his memories of shoots from years passed?
2. Palmer makes his plan to avoid confrontation with Beans and Mutto on the night of his birthday. What is his plan, and does it work?
3. What does Palmer find written on the icing of his cake later in the evening of his birthday? Who does he believe wrote it? What does he think it means?
4. What does Dorothy tell Palmer at the shoot that upsets him? How does he treat Dorothy? How does she respond?
5. When the boys line up to practice wringing a pigeon's neck, Palmer lines up with them. What is this experience like for Palmer?
6. 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?
7. 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?
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 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. How does Palmer's life change after Nipper is gone?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What part does Nipper play in Palmer's life? How is this non-speaking character such a major influence in the novel? What does Nipper represent to Palmer?
Essay Topic 2
When Dorothy says to Palmer "why are you doing this to me?" what does she mean? Why does she say this to Palmer? How does Palmer feel about what Dorothy says and about his behavior?
Essay Topic 3
Palmer tells Dorothy the story of learning how to float in a swimming pool. How does he relate this story to his relationship with Dorothy? Why does Palmer feel this way about Dorothy?
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