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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Paddy's da blame when the Clarke family's drain gets blocked once?
(a) Paddy's ma.
(b) Sinbad.
(c) No one.
(d) Paddy.

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

3. Whose questions does Paddy never rush to answer?
(a) Sinbad's.
(b) Kevin's.
(c) Aidan's.
(d) His da's.

4. What is another issue that Paddy and his da like to discuss?
(a) Paddy's friends.
(b) Paddy's school issues.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Paddy's ma.

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

6. How old is Paddy's da in the novel?
(a) 54.
(b) 42.
(c) 33.
(d) 23.

7. What illness does Paddy's classmate David Geraghty have?
(a) Polio.
(b) HIV.
(c) Lice.
(d) Cerebral Palsey.

8. Who is Paddy's favorite American pioneer?
(a) Johnny Appleseed.
(b) Annie Oakley.
(c) Daniel Boone.
(d) No one.

9. What does Paddy pour on a slug?
(a) Pepper.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Salt.

10. Where does Paddy sometimes sit for hours?
(a) In the garden.
(b) In the closet.
(c) On his bed.
(d) Under the table.

11. Who is Paddy's favorite renegade Native American?
(a) No one.
(b) Sacajawea.
(c) Tecumseh.
(d) Geronimo.

12. Who forbids Joseph de Veuster to become a priest?
(a) Joseph's father.
(b) Joseph's mother.
(c) Joseph's grandfather.
(d) No one.

13. What is Sinbad's actual first name?
(a) Francis.
(b) Patrick.
(c) Kevin.
(d) Liam.

14. Who gets into trouble for doing the activity that is banned at Paddy's school by the headmaster?
(a) Kevin.
(b) Ian.
(c) James.
(d) Patty.

15. What does Paddy's mother put on the sting that Paddy received while he was swimming?
(a) Ointment.
(b) Ice.
(c) Meat tenderizer.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town do the boys live?

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

3. Which of Paddy's friends does not attend the same school as Paddy?

4. What does Paddy use to choke Brian Sheridan with while the boys are waiting to have their marks checked?

5. In whose shop do Paddy and his friends show their V's?

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