Paddy Clarke final questions

What do the kids ultimately do with the rat that paddy had killed

Give it a Viking funeral

Put it in a raft and lit it on fire

Sent the raft into water

In a conversation with his mother, what’s paddy’s anxiety/curiosity about his sister Angela

Curious about purgatory and where she will go if she dies without being baptized

Describe some of Mr. Hennos deciliters and teaching methods

He puts kids in waste according to their last test grades and then gives the less smart kids harder questions

I hat activity with a book does sinbad imitate paddy doing

They climb stairs while balancing books on their heads

What kind of medical check up do the boys receive at school one day

A nurse gives them a hernia test with a popsicle stick on their wiener

Describe one or two of paddy’s heroes from American folklore

Geronimo the Native American

Daniel Boone

During school assembly in which the children and watching a movie, what happens that causes a ruckus

Fluke has a seizure

What are some questions the kids ask father Moloney during his visits to their class

Do they get mansions in heaven

Do they have to share them with their siblings

Can they live with their parents

Can they have pets in heaven

What kind of activity do the neighborhood kids do with popsicle sticks

Stick it in tar in the road

Stick bees in the tar

Try to pop as many bubbles, loser eats the tar

What tv show does paddy and his friend imitate

Vikings

Why did Mr henno not get angry at Liam for peeing his pants

He just lost his mom

What prank does paddy pull on sinbad that hurts his tongue and lips

Puts lighter fuel in his mouth and lights it on fire

What did miss watkins bring in to share with her students one day

her tea towel

What does paddy’s dad have to say abt the Israeli people

They’re like the british (they’re underdogs)

He admires them

What makes Mr. O’Connell different from the other dads

Let’s his kids eat junk food

His kids don’t have a bed time

They can watch tv while they eat

What happens in the story of father Damien that paddy is enamored with

He goes to tend the lepers and he catches leprosy and dies

What unusual behavior does Mr. O’Connell have at night bc he lost his wife

Howls at the moon

How does paddy’s mom know he had been starting fires

His fingers smelt like smoke

As miss Kirwin recites the Irish “proclamation of independence” what does she make her students do

March like soldiers

What does paddy say about Israel that makes his dad chuckle

His dad says the Israelis are like the British so paddy asks why they don’t love to Israel

What is happening in barrytown that is causing paddy’s soccer fields to shrink

Building new houses

Offer some details about mister fitz the neighborhood graces

He’s nice and friendly to the kids so the kids to steal from him

What does James okeefe pull off while he’s the goalie in one of their soccer games

Scores a goal and then it bounces back into his teams goal

What does paddy do when a boy from the corporation houses shows up to their soccer field

Kicks him out

When Patty and Sinbad come home from school one day and discover their parents arguing, what made up story does Sinbad tell his parents about school that day?

A kid committed all over a desk

They did it to make their parents laugh

What is the name of the god that Patty and his friends led by Kevin worship in

Cianus

Translates to silence

What lie does Patty’s father concoct about Patty’s favorite soccer player

He got an autograph from him

What is “knick knacking” the activity the boys doing

Ding dong ditching

What makes Alan Baxter different from the rest of the kids in the neighborhood (which Patty and his friends generally ignore so they can play with his skull electric?)

He’s a Protestant Christian instead of catholic

Describe some of the events or details and Bayside leading up to pad finally learning how to ride a bike

The dad is very upset and his only out there helping Patty for about 10 minutes before he goes inside when he sees Paddy has the smallest ounce of learning how to ride the bike

He leaves Paddy wobbly and vulnerable on the bike

What type of contest involving theft do the boys conduct in some of the neighborhood

Who can steal the biggest item

When Patty comes down for breakfast one morning, what does he observed that he sign of his parents unhappiness

His mom didn’t do the dishes or clean up the dining table

What prank does Kevin pull off on his friends during class one day involving the thicks

He says that they should put the corporation kit in the fixed class then he says he’s gonna raise his hand and tell Mr. Ho know that they should do that but when he raises his hand, he just asked to go to the bathroom

What handicap does the soccer team have when Sinbad is on their team? Why is this ironic

If anyone has been bad on their team, they get a handicap, which is a two goal advantage

It’s ironic because Sinbad is actually a good soccer player

Why does David Geraghty apparently never get in trouble in paddy’s class

He has polio and is on crutches

What happens when Patty fights Sean Whelan

Charles steps in for Sean and he is stronger than Paddy so he beats Paddy up

Patty realizes that nobody’s gonna step in and help him and he realizes that he’s alone

What do the kids squeeze and Mrs. killmartin’s letterbox as a prank?

A guinea pig

What does Paddy say to sinbad one night in their bedroom that shows he’s trying to treat him with a little more compassion

He asked Sinbad if he wants Paddy to start calling him Francis

How does Sean Whaley get paddy in trouble in class?

Paddy is tracking Sean’s movement, but then he doesn’t notice that Mr. Henno is right behind him and he gets smacked on the back of the head

What does Paddy do with his pajamas in order to keep himself awake

He wets them

why did Patty tell his friend that Keith Simpson (the kid who drowned) was his cousin?

Because his mom was crying about his death so he thought they were related

What do the kids do with Ian McEvoys sister’s doll and why

They poke it with needles to get revenge on his mom

What happened to the classwork paper that angry Henno demands Patty take home to show his parents

sinbads tears were on it

What detail about “the news” one night does Patty get confused about causing his dad to laugh?

Paddys confusion of the homophone gorilla warfare and guerilla warfare

After Paddy falls asleep, then rest in the principals office, then goes back to class in what way does he show him a certain degree of kindness

He gently wakes paddy up and ask him if he wants to go to the office

What phrase does Paddy imitate from Charles leavy which he repeats at night in his bedroom

F word

What immature method does Patty describe involving matches right after brainstorming his Dad’s faults

He wants to see if farts can be lit

When Paddy follows Charles sneaking away from school during recess, what does he see Charles doing?

Smoking

What do the boys at school called Paddy when he becomes ostracized?

A boycott and a chicken

You in the end of the novel, where does Paddy go for privacy?

He goes into a hot press that has towels and is a very small space

After his father moves out of the house, what phrase does Patty’s mother use that Paddy says he was expecting

Paddy needs to step up and be the man of the house

What special occasion does paddys father return

Christmas

What were Patti‘s last words or actions at the very end of the book towards his dad?

They were very awkward and along the lines of “how are you?” “I’m good, sir.”

When Paddy plans on running away, what does he steal from tootsies

A can opener

When Pady and his classmates are doing math exercise exercises, how do they cheat on their homework for Miss Watkins and how does he prevent that type of cheating?

They erase and put in the right answers when they grade the quiz for each other

Mr. Henno makes them use a different colored pen to grade

Describe what happens in the Clark kitchen that leads to Patty’s father leaving home

Pat’s parents are fighting and his dad slaps his mom and Patty witnesses this

When the kids are playing soccer, what is Aiden really good at doing?

Commentator for the game

What event does Patty win a medal for in school?

Spelling

What activity does Patty conduct by himself that nearly makes him vomit

Spinning in circles to get dizzy

Who is the weirdy fella?

A homeless veteran who jumps kids

What is Kevin’s role in the friend group?

He is the friend group leader

What happened to Liam and Aiden?

Their mom died

Who does Paddy try to be friends with at the end of the book?

Charles leavy

How does Keith Simpson die?

Drowning