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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 91-132.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Paddy's usual seat in the class after the spelling test on Fridays?
(a) At the front of the class.
(b) In the back by the coats.
(c) Along the windows.
(d) In the middle somewhere.

2. When Paddy is stung while he is swimming, who does his mother offer to call?
(a) An ambulance.
(b) No one.
(c) Paddy's father.
(d) Paddy's grandfather.

3. In what construction material do Paddy and his friends sometimes play?
(a) Empty houses.
(b) Cranes.
(c) Ropes.
(d) Pipes.

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

5. One day Mr. Hennessey reads a story in class. What word from the story baffles Paddy and his friends?
(a) Trellis.
(b) Bucko.
(c) Pruning.
(d) Substandard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is blocking the pipe at the Clarke house that causes the drain to become clogged?

2. What item does Paddy's father own that is in a red box?

3. Who gets into trouble for doing the activity that is banned at Paddy's school by the headmaster?

4. Who hides with Paddy in the pipes to try and scare their other friends?

5. What is the record number of pages that Paddy's ma read in one night?

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