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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beans do when he sees a pigeon in the sky?
(a) Chases it and wrings its neck.
(b) Pulls out a slingshot and shoots at it.
(c) Pulls out a bb gun and shoots at it.
(d) Chases after it to an alley.

2. What does Palmer say to Nipper when the bird comes home after his flight over the town?
(a) "You are my pigeon and I love you."
(b) "You cannot come here to eat anymore."
(c) "You are a stupid pigeon."
(d) "You are not leaving this room again."

3. Where does Palmer imagine Beans lives?
(a) In a lean-to or a cave by the creek.
(b) In a shelter for the homeless.
(c) In an orphanage.
(d) In a mansion with his parents.

4. How does Palmer feel when the boys show up to his party?
(a) He is happy to have a party.
(b) He feels he is finally accepted into their group.
(c) He is scared of them and closes the door.
(d) He is surprised since he had not invited these boys.

5. Why does Beans continue to treestump and tease Dorothy?
(a) He wants to make her quit school.
(b) He wants his mother to punish him.
(c) He has a crush on her.
(d) He wants to get a reaction from her.

6. What does Palmer think to himself when Beans makes his announcement to his friends at the soccer field?
(a) He thinks Beans is faking it being so happy.
(b) He cannot wait to turn ten.
(c) His tenth birthday is in three months.
(d) He wonders if Beans will really be a wringer.

7. Why does the town sponsor a pigeon shoot?
(a) To raise money for the baseball team.
(b) To raise money for the transit system.
(c) To raise money for the school.
(d) To raise money for the playground.

8. What do the boys begin yelling at the park when they are playing their game?
(a) "Who is afraid of us?"
(b) "Where is Fishface?"
(c) "Wringer! Wringer!"
(d) "Palmer is a chicken!"

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

10. What do the boys see after pulling their prank at Dorothy's house?
(a) A pigeon flying in the sky.
(b) A jet airplane in the sky.
(c) A hawk flying overhead.
(d) A cat with a mouse in its mouth.

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

12. For the gang, what makes a birthday official?
(a) The Treatment.
(b) A pigeon shoot.
(c) Cake and ice cream.
(d) Turning ten.

13. How many different colors does Palmer count on the pigeon while the bird eats?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

14. How does Palmer behave after chasing the bird down the street?
(a) He pretends he hates pigeons.
(b) He laughs at Mutto for swallowing his gum.
(c) He screams at Beans for scaring him.
(d) He pretends nothing happened.

15. What does Palmer get for Christmas from his parents?
(a) A new red skateboard.
(b) A new red coat.
(c) A new red sled.
(d) A new red bicycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the gang go after Beans has opened his presents?

2. What hovers before Palmer's eyes before he runs after his friends to the playground?

3. How does Palmer's dad respond when Palmer asks him if he was a wringer?

4. What does Palmer begin to smell on his father when he sits in his dad's lap after the pigeon shoot?

5. Where is Palmer to meet the gang on Saturday for the pigeon shoot?

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