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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dorothy begin laughing when Palmer is talking seriously about Nipper's possible fate?
(a) Because Nipper is imitating Palmer's walk.
(b) Because Nipper has shot a basket with the Nerf ball.
(c) Because Nipper has knocked over the comic books.
(d) Because Nipper is sitting on Palmer's head.

2. With whom does Palmer go to the Family Fest?
(a) Dorothy.
(b) The gang.
(c) No one.
(d) His mother and father.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What do the kids call the teacher of the class?
(a) The Pigeon Scout.
(b) The Wringmaster.
(c) The Wringer Expert.
(d) The Death Machine.

10. What does Palmer imagine while looking for Nipper in the pigeon crates?
(a) Palmer can imagine how lonely Nipper must feel.
(b) Palmer can imagine what it is like to be Nipper and shot.
(c) Palmer can imagine how Dorothy must be feeling.
(d) Palmer can imagine Beans's delight in wringing pigeons' necks.

11. What does Palmer do to get himself detention after school?
(a) He curses at his teacher.
(b) He skips school.
(c) He spits on the floor of his classroom.
(d) He writes on the walls of the room.

12. With what does Palmer play in his room alone?
(a) With the shoe box that Nipper roosted in.
(b) With the soldiers his father gave him for his birthday.
(c) With the new Lego set his parents gave him after Nipper left.
(d) With the new Nerf football he bought.

13. What does Palmer do right before getting The Treatment?
(a) Rolls down his sleeve, steps back and says no.
(b) Asks if Beans could give The Treatment this time.
(c) Rolls up both sleeves for a double treatment.
(d) Rolls up his sleeves and starts to cry.

14. What does Palmer hear that lets him know the visitors are gone?
(a) Two sharp, quick yelps.
(b) Two laughs.
(c) Someone starting up a car.
(d) A slamming of the window.

15. Why does Palmer run upstairs after hearing about the cat?
(a) He knows there is no cat and she thinks he has a pigeon.
(b) He knows she saw Panther, and wants to check on Nipper.
(c) He is afraid he will tell his mother about Nipper.
(d) He wants to make sure his windows are all closed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Palmer go on his bike on Friday night?

2. How does Palmer explain where he was when the gang came to his room the night before?

3. What happens when Dorothy and Palmer return to Palmer's bedroom?

4. Who are the two people who did not show up for Palmer's tenth birthday party?

5. What important question does Dorothy ask Palmer as his birthday approaches?

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