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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the boys like to write their names in at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Mud.
(b) Pipes.
(c) Sand.
(d) Wet cement.

2. What chore must Paddy do every Sunday before Mass?
(a) Polishes everything in the house.
(b) Washes the dishes.
(c) Cleans the bathroom.
(d) Mows the lawn.

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

4. What item does Paddy prefer for starting fires?
(a) A lighter.
(b) Rubbing sticks together.
(c) Matches.
(d) A magnifying glass.

5. Whose da 'howls at the moon'?
(a) Liam and Adian's.
(b) No one's.
(c) Kevin's.
(d) Paddy and Sinbad's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paddy do after he is stung when he was swimming to get more attention from his ma?

2. What do Paddy and his friends call their teacher?

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

4. What does Paddy's mother put on the sting that Paddy received while he was swimming?

5. Who is Mr. O'Connell's girlfriend?

(see the answer key)

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