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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 | Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Palmer's pigeon sleep?
(a) Under his bed.
(b) On the windowsill.
(c) In the snow.
(d) In his closet.

2. Where do Palmer and the kids in town go on the day it snows?
(a) Hannukah Hill.
(b) Valentine's HIll.
(c) Mardi Gras Mountain.
(d) Christmas Mountain.

3. What story do people tell about Arthur at the pigeon shoot one summer before he is a wringer?
(a) He wrung a pigeon's neck in the middle of a family picnic.
(b) He hid behind his father, afraid of the falling pigeon feathers.
(c) He gathered up all of the dead pigeons in a bag.
(d) He became frightened and could not wring a pigeon's neck.

4. What do the boys leave at Fishface's front door?
(a) A plastic bag of chocolate.
(b) A plastic bag of mud and sticks.
(c) A plastic bag of eggs.
(d) A plastic bag of garbage.

5. With whom does Palmer attend his second pigeon shoot?
(a) His mother and father.
(b) Beans, Mutto and Henry.
(c) His aunt and cousins.
(d) Dorothy Gruzik.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before going to sleep, what does Palmer do with his flashlight?

2. How does the pigeon wake Palmer in the mornings?

3. What does Palmer feel "lurking in shadowy doorways"?

4. Who do Palmer and the gang attack with snowballs on their way to school one morning?

5. Why did Palmer have trouble concentrating at school?

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