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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Palmer asks his mother why the boy wrung the pigeon's neck, what does she say?
(a) "To make the boy feel proud."
(b) "To put the pigeon out of its misery."
(c) "To help the pigeon go to heaven."
(d) "To let everyone know the pigeon shoot had started."

3. What smell comes to Palmer's nose as he walks onto the soccer field?
(a) The smell of roses.
(b) The smell of barbeque.
(c) The smell of fresh baked cookies.
(d) The smell of gunsmoke from the pigeon shoot.

4. What condition does Palmer's mother place on his having a tenth birthday party?
(a) He must invite Dorothy.
(b) He must invite two other friends from his class at school.
(c) He must invite his cousins.
(d) He must not invite Beans.

5. What does Palmer ask the boys to check him for when the bird is gone?
(a) Fleas on his head.
(b) Pigeon poop in his hair.
(c) Scratches on his scalp.
(d) A tear to his jacket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Palmer finally do on the last Monday of the school year?

2. What does Beans do with the contents of the spaghetti and meatballs container from the freezer?

3. Where do Palmer and the kids in town go on the day it snows?

4. Who has Palmer invited to his birthday party?

5. What does Palmer say to Nipper when the bird comes home after his flight over the town?

(see the answer key)

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