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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why is Mr. Tanner's boar brought to Papa's farm?
(a) To sniff out truffles
(b) Stud service for Pinky
(c) To be slaughtered
(d) As payment for repair services
2. Where does Robert wish he could take Pinky?
(a) To town
(b) To Sunday School
(c) To school
(d) The Rutland County Fair
3. What has Mama never complained about according to Papa?
(a) Not having enough money
(b) Never getting store-bought dresses
(c) Having too much work
(d) The bad smell of butchering
4. What are the names of Mr. Tanner's horses?
(a) Frick and Frack
(b) Polka Dot and Zig Zag
(c) Princess Elizabeth and Princess Sarah
(d) Quaker Lady and Quaker Gent
5. Mama says that ____________ might benefit from some loving kindness.
(a) Mama
(b) Papa
(c) Aunt Carrie
(d) Widow Bascom
6. What does Mrs. Hillman say her husband has gone out to do?
(a) Desecrate a grave
(b) Rob a store
(c) See his mistress
(d) Buy a new plow
7. What happens if Pinky is found to be barren?
(a) She will be killed for food
(b) She will be sent away
(c) She will get fertility treatments
(d) She will be ostracized
8. What does the Widow Bascom ask Robert to help her with?
(a) Dig a garden
(b) Carry heavy flowerpots
(c) Paint her fence
(d) Run some errands
9. Who is Ira Long?
(a) A plow repairman
(b) Widow Bascom's hired man
(c) A traveling feed salesman
(d) The new school teacher
10. What special treat does the family have for dinner?
(a) Cherry bread
(b) Raspberry pudding
(c) Chocolate cake
(d) Apple pie
11. What does Papa put into a sack before going to bed?
(a) A hot rock
(b) Keys
(c) Some sandwiches
(d) Apples
12. What does Robert leave out of his story about going to the fair?
(a) Playing games of chance
(b) Losing his money
(c) His vomiting spell
(d) Eating 5 candy apples
13. Which of the following must Robert not have to account for from his day at the fair?
(a) Being late
(b) Eating too much candy
(c) Repaying the feed that Pinky ate
(d) Missing chores
14. What day does Papa decide to kill Pinky?
(a) Thursday
(b) Friday
(c) Tuesday
(d) Saturday
15. Papa tells Robert that both dying and ________________ are dirty business.
(a) Farming
(b) Being born
(c) Living
(d) Branding
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of Mr. Tanner's boar?
2. What does Robert spend his dime on?
3. How much money does Mama give Robert to spend at the fair?
4. How many piglets has Pinky produced
5. What religion is Mr. Tanner?
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