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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Palmer on his first Pigeon Day?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

3. What does Palmer feel "lurking in shadowy doorways"?
(a) His mother's wrath.
(b) The end of school.
(c) Bean's birthday party.
(d) The pigeon shoot.

4. Where did Arthur put the body of the first ever pigeon whose neck he had rung?
(a) Wrapped it up and put it in his dresser drawer.
(b) Wrapped it up and put it under his bed for kids to see.
(c) Wrapped it up and hid it in his mother's closet.
(d) Wrapped it up and buried it in his back yard.

5. What does Palmer's father give him as a ninth birthday gift?
(a) Boxing gloves.
(b) His metal toy soldiers that were once his grandfather's.
(c) His photo album from his ninth birthday.
(d) Roller blades.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys leave at Fishface's front door?

2. What story do people tell about Arthur at the pigeon shoot one summer before he is a wringer?

3. How does Palmer feel running with the boys?

4. Who do the boys see at the playground on Palmer's birthday?

5. How many pigeons are gathered for the pigeon shoot, according to Palmer's dad?

(see the answer key)

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