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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Robert's role in the barrel exercise?
(a) Stir the contents
(b) Hold down the lid
(c) Roll it periodically
(d) Add vinegar

2. What does Mr. Tanner say about Pinky's offspring?
(a) They will be grey, not pink
(b) They will be adorable
(c) They will be larger than average
(d) They will produce enough income to pay off the farm

3. What is one of the reasons for the troubles facing the Pecks?
(a) Winter has come too early
(b) Robert got a virus
(c) Mama had cancer
(d) Papa cannot hunt effectively

4. What does Robert know about his life at this point?
(a) He hates farming
(b) He will be going away to college
(c) He will soon take over the farm
(d) He will be married soon

5. Why is Mr. Tanner's boar brought to Papa's farm?
(a) As payment for repair services
(b) To be slaughtered
(c) To sniff out truffles
(d) Stud service for Pinky

6. What does Robert do at the death of Pinky?
(a) Cries
(b) Laughs
(c) Runs away
(d) Screams

7. What time of day is it when Robert returns from the fair?
(a) Sunrise
(b) Night
(c) Noon
(d) Mid afternoon

8. What award does Pinky win at the fair?
(a) Second Prize for Best Behaved Pig
(b) First Prize in Swine Showmanship
(c) Best of Show in the Swine category
(d) First Prize for Best Behaved Pig

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

10. Who had been the child's mother?
(a) Robert's teacher
(b) Mrs. Hillman
(c) A hired woman in the Hillman home
(d) Aunt Carrie

11. How does Pinky behave in the show ring?
(a) Erratically
(b) Uncooperatively
(c) Beautifully
(d) She runs away

12. How is Robert awakened in the middle of the night in Chapter 8?
(a) His mother calling his name
(b) A thunderstorm
(c) An intruder
(d) Pinky's squeals

13. Mr. Tanner tells Papa and Mama that Robert _______________________.
(a) Was a great help
(b) Got lost
(c) Is sick
(d) Is rude

14. What does Robert call Mr. Hillman's voice?
(a) A sad song
(b) A boiling kettle
(c) An illness
(d) A cry for help

15. What do Papa and the other men put into a barrel?
(a) Pickles
(b) The dog and the weasel
(c) Potatoes
(d) Root beer

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Papa tell Robert that he wants to do to a neighbor's dog?

2. What religion is Mr. Tanner?

3. What does Mrs. Hillman say her husband has gone out to do?

4. What does Mr. Tanner warn Robert about when they reach the fairgrounds?

5. What does Robert have to do before he can go to the fair?

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