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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brings Nipper into the meadow and then into the woods?
(a) They both take him in and leave him.
(b) Neither one, they set him free at the meadow's edge.
(c) Dorothy does since she has the basket.
(d) Palmer does on Dorothy's bike.

2. At the end of the day, why does Palmer feel he can smile?
(a) Because he is going to a new school in the fall.
(b) Because he has finished this school year and kept Nipper hidden.
(c) Because the day is over.
(d) Because he has successfuly fooled his teacher.

3. Who does Palmer realize is the only member of the gang he is not afraid of?
(a) Beans.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Henry.
(d) Mutto.

4. What are the two benefits Palmer realizes from misbehaving in school?
(a) He is made to stay after school and he is more popular.
(b) He is the class clown and the best student in his class.
(c) He is forced to sit in the back of the room and flirt with girls.
(d) He is the subject of gossip and gets lots of attention.

5. Where has Palmer hidden after running away from the gang?
(a) Behind a dumpster behind the supermarket.
(b) At the park playground.
(c) In his bedroom with Nipper.
(d) At Dorothy's house.

6. What do Dorothy and Palmer finally decide to do with Nipper?
(a) Dorothy will release him far away while she is on vacation.
(b) Dorothy will hide Nipper in her room until the gang leaves Palmer alone.
(c) Release Nipper in the park and leave food for him there.
(d) Let Palmer's parents help them make a plan for Nipper.

7. Why is Palmer feeling so badly on his birthday?
(a) He knows he will have more chores around the house.
(b) He knows he will never have a brother.
(c) He knows his parents will find out about Nipper.
(d) He knows he will now have to be a wringer.

8. What does Palmer find on his birthday cake later in the evening?
(a) "Nipper."
(b) "Happy birthday, snots."
(c) "Beware."
(d) "Tonight."

9. What color are the uniforms of the Titans?
(a) Orange.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

10. What happens after Nipper lands on Palmer's head?
(a) Beans grabs Nipper and wrings his neck.
(b) Beans runs up, grabs Nipper, and throws him at the feet of the shooter.
(c) Beans laughs at Palmer and calls him Pigeonhead.
(d) Beans apologizes to Palmer for his cruelty.

11. The next day as they leave on their bikes, where do Palmer and Dorothy tell their families they are going?
(a) On an early morning breakfast picnic at the park.
(b) To the bike trail to meet the other kids for a bike ride.
(c) On a twenty mile long bike ride.
(d) To a friend's house to play.

12. How does the narrator describe Palmer's loneliness after Nipper is gone?
(a) Palmer is as "empty as a spent bullet cartridge."
(b) Palmer is as "lonely as an umbrella in sunshine."
(c) Palmer is as "confused as a rabbit with a blindfold."
(d) Palmer is as "empty as the cicada husks on the trees."

13. What do the boys run in to the den to look at again and again?
(a) The family portrait.
(b) Mr. LaRue's Sharpshooter Award.
(c) The dart board.
(d) Mr. LaRue's big screen television.

14. What was Beans holding when he came to the door the morning after the party?
(a) The Nerf ball with Nipper's name on it.
(b) Dorothy's diary.
(c) The basketball Palmer got for his birthday.
(d) Palmer's baseball cap.

15. How does Beans react to Palmer's running away from the gang?
(a) He mumbles to himself and walks away.
(b) He tells Henry to go after Palmer and bring him back.
(c) He yells to Palmer that he is no longer in the gang.
(d) He screams at Palmer that he will pull the heads of both Palmer and his pigeon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high is the stack of crates housing the pigeons for the shoot?

2. What does Palmer find in his bedroom when he rushes in?

3. Why is the gang waiting for Palmer when he comes out of detention?

4. How has Palmer's dad been treating him since Nipper left?

5. Who does Palmer recognize as wringers, and what do they each do?

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