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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before going to sleep, what does Palmer do with his flashlight?
(a) Checks inside his closet.
(b) Checks his parent's room.
(c) Checks the bathroom.
(d) Checks outside his window.

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

3. Who is the one person who does not care about Palmer's bruised arm?
(a) Palmer's mother.
(b) Nipper.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) Beans.

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

5. How does Palmer feel running with the boys?
(a) Let down.
(b) Excited.
(c) Alone.
(d) Frightened.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Palmer attend his second pigeon shoot?

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

3. Why did Palmer have trouble concentrating at school?

4. What is the thing Palmer does not want to do?

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

(see the answer key)

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