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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Papa and Robert agree to never participate in again?
(a) A hunting expedition
(b) A branding
(c) Sunday services
(d) A weasling

2. How much money does Mama give Robert to spend at the fair?
(a) A nickel
(b) Two pennies
(c) A dime
(d) A dollar

3. Mama says that ____________ might benefit from some loving kindness.
(a) Mama
(b) Papa
(c) Widow Bascom
(d) Aunt Carrie

4. What does Robert have to do before he can go to the fair?
(a) Clean his room
(b) Mend the fence
(c) Clean the chicken coop
(d) Paint the front door

5. Where does Robert wish he could take Pinky?
(a) To school
(b) To Sunday School
(c) To town
(d) The Rutland County Fair

6. What does Robert leave out of his story about going to the fair?
(a) Eating 5 candy apples
(b) Playing games of chance
(c) His vomiting spell
(d) Losing his money

7. What does the Widow Bascom give Robert in exchange for his help?
(a) Some marbles
(b) Gingersnaps and buttermilk
(c) A dime
(d) A new Bible

8. What challenge faces the Peck family as Chapter 14 begins?
(a) Robert has mono
(b) Snowed in by a blizzard
(c) Not enough food for the winter
(d) Mama has died

9. What is Papa's last word to Robert as he drops him off at the Tanners'?
(a) Silence
(b) Restraint
(c) Manners
(d) Responsibility

10. What does Mr. Tanner say about the boar's dominance over Pinky?
(a) It will be over soon
(b) It is the natural order of things
(c) Something has made the boar crazy
(d) The boar will be shot

11. What does Robert do with the oxen at the fair?
(a) Leads them around the show ring
(b) Puts bows on their tails
(c) Washes them
(d) Braids their hair

12. What are the names of Mr. Tanner's horses?
(a) Princess Elizabeth and Princess Sarah
(b) Polka Dot and Zig Zag
(c) Frick and Frack
(d) Quaker Lady and Quaker Gent

13. Why does Robert promise two piglets to Mr. Tanner?
(a) For taking him to the fair
(b) Exchange for repair services
(c) For his birthday
(d) As a stud fee

14. What does Robert do to his father after he kills Pinky?
(a) Kisses his hand
(b) Shoots him
(c) Shakes his hand
(d) Slaps him

15. What does Papa put into a sack before going to bed?
(a) A hot rock
(b) Keys
(c) Some sandwiches
(d) Apples

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Papa ask Robert to do?

2. Papa wants Robert to ______________________.

3. What does Mama want from the animal Robert hunts?

4. What is in the grave with a small coffin?

5. Mr. Tanner tells Papa and Mama that Robert _______________________.

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