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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 does Robert find when he arrives home?
(a) Fresh cookies
(b) New kittens
(c) A birthday supper
(d) A new gun
2. What "frill" does Robert wish he could take part in on this day?
(a) Setting off fireworks
(b) Making ice cream
(c) Going to a dance
(d) Watching a baseball game in town
3. Which famous baseball player is in town and Robert wishes to see?
(a) Abner Doubleday
(b) Joe DiMaggio
(c) Mickey Mantle
(d) Hank Aaron
4. What is Robert's father unhappy about?
(a) Robert missed school
(b) Robert's clothes are torn
(c) Robert beat up a classmate
(d) Robert failed his exams
5. In what subject has Robert received a D on his report card?
(a) English
(b) Science
(c) Math
(d) History
Short Answer Questions
1. Who stitches Robert's wounds?
2. What does Robert's father consider the piglet to be?
3. What wild plant does Robert eat outside?
4. With what animal does Robert have an encounter?
5. What does Robert build to play with in the water of a stream?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Robert not in school on the day of his adventure with the cow?
2. Explain why even though Papa has no formal education, he is still well aware of his worth.
3. What is different about Robert's clothes?
4. Why is Robert not offended by the stench of animal slaughtering on his father?
5. What is humorous about Robert's interpretation of his aunt's proposal of tutoring?
6. How is Robert injured in his encounter with the cow?
7. Describe how Robert appreciates the beauty of nature in Chapter 7.
8. What delight does Robert find waiting for him when he arrives home?
9. According to Robert's father, what role do fences play in life for both humans and animals?
10. What is the literary technique used when Robert watches a crow kill a frog in a pond?
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