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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Fishface?
(a) Dorothy Gruzik.
(b) Palmer's mother.
(c) The fourth grade teacher.
(d) Palmer.
2. What is Beans' real name?
(a) Arthur Jenkins.
(b) Arthur LaRue.
(c) Arthur Dodds.
(d) Arthur Palmer.
3. What does the pigeon do when Palmer opens the window the second evening?
(a) The pigeon flies away.
(b) The pigeon hops to the desk and looks at Palmer.
(c) The pigeon flies around the room squawking.
(d) The pigeon walks into Palmer's bedroom and up to his head.
4. What do the boys leave at Fishface's front door?
(a) A plastic bag of eggs.
(b) A plastic bag of mud and sticks.
(c) A plastic bag of chocolate.
(d) A plastic bag of garbage.
5. How does Palmer react to Bean's accusation?
(a) He walks away form the gang.
(b) He stomps on and smashes a soda can.
(c) He admits to liking Dorothy.
(d) He admits to having a pet pigeon.
6. What is treestumping?
(a) Standing in front of a tree and throwing snowballs at houses.
(b) Standing behind a tree and throwing snowballs at passing cars.
(c) Standing behind a tree and throwing a snowball at Dorothy.
(d) Standing in front of Dorothy like a tree to block her walking.
7. What does Palmer feed the pigeon?
(a) Special K.
(b) Bread crumbs.
(c) Bird food.
(d) FrankenPuffs.
8. What do the boys see after pulling their prank at Dorothy's house?
(a) A jet airplane in the sky.
(b) A pigeon flying in the sky.
(c) A cat with a mouse in its mouth.
(d) A hawk flying overhead.
9. Who does Palmer decide to tell about his pet Nipper?
(a) Arthur.
(b) His parents.
(c) Henry.
(d) Dorothy.
10. With whom does Palmer attend his second pigeon shoot?
(a) His aunt and cousins.
(b) Beans, Mutto and Henry.
(c) Dorothy Gruzik.
(d) His mother and father.
11. 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 wonders if Beans will really be a wringer.
(c) He cannot wait to turn ten.
(d) His tenth birthday is in three months.
12. Why did Palmer have trouble concentrating at school?
(a) He was thinking about sledding.
(b) He was thinking about Dorothy.
(c) He was getting sick.
(d) He was thinking about who had been tapping on his window.
13. How does Palmer learn about pigeons?
(a) He asks Dorothy if she knows anything about pigeons.
(b) He borrows a book from the library.
(c) He talks to his father about pigeons.
(d) He buys a book at the bookstore.
14. What does Palmer's father give him as a ninth birthday gift?
(a) Roller blades.
(b) His metal toy soldiers that were once his grandfather's.
(c) His photo album from his ninth birthday.
(d) Boxing gloves.
15. Who does Palmer find in his room when he comes home from Beans's party?
(a) His mother.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) Henry.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Palmer try to convince the gang about the pigeon?
2. How many different colors does Palmer count on the pigeon while the bird eats?
3. What name does Palmer give his pigeon?
4. What hovers before Palmer's eyes before he runs after his friends to the playground?
5. What do Beans, Mutto, Henry and Palmer sometimes call themselves?
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