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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What diversion does Palmer create to keep the gang from coming to his house?
(a) Suggesting they go to Mutto's house.
(b) Suggesting they snowball Dorothy's house.
(c) Suggesting they go to the mall.
(d) Suggesting they play on the soccer field.

2. How does Palmer's dad respond when Palmer asks him if he was a wringer?
(a) He tells Palmer yes, and assures him he will be one, too.
(b) He tells Palmer no, and Palmer does not have to be a wringer, either.
(c) He tells Palmer no, he does not believe in wringing.
(d) He tells Palmer yes, and explains how much he liked it.

3. Why did Palmer have trouble concentrating at school?
(a) He was thinking about Dorothy.
(b) He was thinking about sledding.
(c) He was getting sick.
(d) He was thinking about who had been tapping on his window.

4. Who is Fishface?
(a) The fourth grade teacher.
(b) Palmer's mother.
(c) Dorothy Gruzik.
(d) Palmer.

5. How does the pigeon wake Palmer in the mornings?
(a) Tapping on the window.
(b) Walking on his head.
(c) Nipping at his earlobe.
(d) Flying around the room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys begin yelling at the park when they are playing their game?

2. How old was Palmer on his first Pigeon Day?

3. What does Palmer feed the pigeon?

4. What does the pigeon do when Palmer opens the window the second evening?

5. How does Palmer feel when he arrives home after school and finds the pigeon gone?

(see the answer key)

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