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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 43-90.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of sick people does Paddy's hero help?
(a) HIV victims.
(b) Polio patients.
(c) Diabetics.
(d) Lepers.

2. When Paddy is swimming at the beginning of the novel, what is he stung by?
(a) A bee.
(b) A wasp.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A jellyfish.

3. What color is the water bottle that Paddy receives for Christmas?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

4. Where does Paddy light Sinbad's lips on fire?
(a) At home.
(b) The school shed.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) The pipes.

5. When does Paddy's hero from his favorite story die?
(a) Palm Sunday.
(b) Ash Wednesday.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Good Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys like to write their names in at the beginning of the novel?

2. Where do the gang of boys like to light fires?

3. What clothes line article do Paddy and his friends shove into Aidan's face?

4. Which writer of the Irish Proclamation of Independence does Paddy say is his grandfather?

5. What is another issue that Paddy and his da like to discuss?

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