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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Robert's condition at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) He is paralyzed
(b) He is dead
(c) He is coming to after passing out
(d) He is unconscious
2. From where is the noise coming?
(a) A cow having trouble delivering a calf
(b) A meadow
(c) A neighbor girl
(d) A noon train
3. What is the piglet's new home made out of?
(a) An outhouse
(b) A silo
(c) Some old fences
(d) A corn crib
4. What does Pinky eat while in the countryside?
(a) Butternuts
(b) Grass
(c) Berries
(d) Mushrooms
5. Birds and animals create fences by their song or _______________.
(a) Nests
(b) Territory marking
(c) Killing
(d) Building
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of bird does Robert notice circling in the sky?
2. What does Robert ask his parents to tell the farmer?
3. Who is one of the twin calves named after?
4. Where should Robert have been as Chapter 1 opens?
5. What does the answer to #31 show to Robert and his father?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the dramatic reaction to Robert's grade card.
2. What is different about Robert's clothes?
3. How is Robert injured in his encounter with the cow?
4. What is the relationship between Robert and Pinky?
5. What is Papa's position on every man completing his mission in life?
6. What is the irony of the rough blanket for Robert?
7. Explain why even though Papa has no formal education, he is still well aware of his worth.
8. Why is Robert not offended by the stench of animal slaughtering on his father?
9. What event in town is Robert prohibited from attending due to Shaker law?
10. Describe how Robert appreciates the beauty of nature in Chapter 7.
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