Question 1

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What other issue between Dorothy and Palmer comes up in Chapter 29? How does Palmer feel about the situation? How does he resolve it?

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Question 2

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Who does not attend Palmer's tenth birthday party and why? What do the boys want to talk to Mr. LaRue about? How does Mr. LaRue respond?

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Question 3

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Palmer is not excited on his birthday, not thrilled with presents or the presence of his friends. Many things hang heavy in his mind. What are some of the things that are troubling Palmer on his tenth birthday?

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Question 4

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What does Palmer find written on the icing of his cake later in the evening of his birthday? Who does he believe wrote it? What does he think it means?

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Question 5

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Palmer makes his plan to avoid confrontation with Beans and Mutto on the night of his birthday. What is his plan, and does it work?

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Question 6

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In Chapter 32, Beans and the gang take Palmer to find Farquar for his birthday Treatment. When Beans demands that Farquar give Palmer the Treatment, he is faced with a bully bigger than himself. How does Beans respond to Farquar? How does Palmer?

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Question 7

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When Palmer refuses The Treatment from Farquar, what does he tell Beans when he is screaming at him? Why does he run from the gang then? What does Beans yell to Palmer as he is running away?

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Question 8

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What does Palmer find when her gets home to his room, and what does he decide at that moment?

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Question 9

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After refusing The Treatment and leaving the gang, Palmer again places Nipper's needs above his. What does he decide to do next?

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Question 10

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Palmer knows a lot about pigeons. What kinds of things does he know about releasing a pigeon so the bird will not be able to return home? How does he use this information with Nipper?

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Question 11

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Why are Dorothy and Palmer certain they must get Nipper out of town? What other options do they have?

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Question 12

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How does Palmer react when his mother tells he she and his father have known about Nipper for months?

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Question 13

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How do Dorothy and Palmer finally get Nipper safely out of town and away from danger? How does their behavior then represent their mood?

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Question 14

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When Palmer opens the door on his birthday and finds Beans, Mutto and Henry there, he is elated. Why? Who are these boys? What do they represent in Palmer's life?

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Question 16

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For his birthday, Palmer gets an old apple core, an old sock, and a cigar butt from his new friends. What makes these gifts special? How does Palmer react to his mother's gifts?

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Question 17

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What scene do Mutto, Beans and Henry enact at the park? How does Palmer react to their display? Why does he react this way?

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Question 18

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What is The Treatment? What does it mean to Palmer to receive The Treatment? What does Palmer get after getting through The Treatment?

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Question 19

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How do Palmer's parents react to The Treatment?

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Question 20

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In Chapter Seven, how does Dorothy treat Palmer when he comes to show her his arm? How does he react?

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Question 21

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What are some of Palmer's memories of his first pigeon shoot? What does this tell us about Palmer?

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Question 22

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Palmer begins to identify a certain smell associated with the pigeon shoot. Describe the smell and how it injects itself into Palmer's life.

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Question 23

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Question 24

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How does Palmer resolve his problems of meeting his friends at the cannon on the day of the pigeon shoot? Why? What do we learn about Palmer?

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Question 25

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Who does Palmer find in his room the night before the pigeon shoot? Why? What do we learn about Palmer?

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