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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 kind of bird does Robert notice circling in the sky?
(a) Vulture
(b) Eagle
(c) Blackbird
(d) Red-tailed hawk

2. Who stitches Robert's wounds?
(a) His mother
(b) A midwife
(c) His father
(d) A doctor

3. Which famous baseball player is in town and Robert wishes to see?
(a) Mickey Mantle
(b) Abner Doubleday
(c) Joe DiMaggio
(d) Hank Aaron

4. What is Robert's father pleased about?
(a) Robert's saving the cow and her calf
(b) The promise of rain
(c) A new variety of seed corn
(d) A new tractor

5. What day is it when Chapter 6 begins?
(a) The last day of school
(b) Halloween
(c) The first day of school
(d) Christmas Day

Short Answer Questions

1. In what subject has Robert received a D on his report card?

2. What is wrapped around Robert's wounds?

3. What do Robert and his father do together?

4. What do Robert's mother and aunt think is unusual about Robert's piglet?

5. What is Robert's father unhappy about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Robert encounter when he wanders after leaving school?

2. How is Papa's sense of humor revealed in Chapter 3?

3. What is the literary technique used when Robert watches a crow kill a frog in a pond?

4. Describe how Robert appreciates the beauty of nature in Chapter 7.

5. In what ways does Papa show his tenderness for Robert?

6. Describe Robert's appreciation for his simple meal of succotash and milk.

7. What is the irony of the rough blanket for Robert?

8. Describe the dramatic reaction to Robert's grade card.

9. How does everyone at the farm view the birth of the new kittens?

10. Describe the scenario of Robert and Pinky wandering in the countryside after church.

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