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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Hillman reveal about the child in the small coffin?
(a) He is his illegitimate child
(b) He is his brother's child
(c) He is his wife's stillborn child
(d) He is an orphan

2. What does Mrs. Hillman say her husband has gone out to do?
(a) Buy a new plow
(b) Rob a store
(c) See his mistress
(d) Desecrate a grave

3. What do Robert's mother and aunt think is unusual about Robert's piglet?
(a) It is blind
(b) It is very quiet
(c) It has a name
(d) It is spotted

4. What has Mama never complained about according to Papa?
(a) Not having enough money
(b) The bad smell of butchering
(c) Never getting store-bought dresses
(d) Having too much work

5. What does Robert notice when he looks outside?
(a) The sheriff
(b) A full moon
(c) Yellow light in the shed
(d) A blizzard

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert feel as he spends the night with Pinky in her new home?

2. What does Mama ask Robert to hunt for her?

3. What does Robert name his new piglet?

4. Papa wants Robert to ______________________.

5. What is Mr. Hillman doing when Papa and Robert arrive at the cemetery?

(see the answer key)

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