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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 Mama ask Robert to hunt for her?
(a) A deer
(b) A rabbit
(c) A chicken
(d) A grey squirrel

2. What does Pinky do that embarrasses Robert?
(a) Runs into the show ring
(b) Knocks over a lemonade stand
(c) Eats Mrs. Tanner's lunch
(d) Soils Mrs. Tanner's dress

3. What does Mrs. Hillman say her husband has gone out to do?
(a) See his mistress
(b) Rob a store
(c) Buy a new plow
(d) Desecrate a grave

4. What does Robert spend his dime on?
(a) Lemonade
(b) A ride on the merry-go-round
(c) A bar of soap
(d) Cotton candy

5. What does the Widow Bascom give Robert in exchange for his help?
(a) Gingersnaps and buttermilk
(b) Some marbles
(c) A dime
(d) A new Bible

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert call Mr. Hillman's voice?

2. What does Papa help Mr. Hillman to do?

3. Who is Ira Long?

4. Papa is famous for saying, "Never miss a chance to _______________________."

5. How is Robert awakened in the middle of the night in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the impact of Robert's incorrect smoking of the apple orchard?

2. What does Robert hear his mother and aunt discussing in Chapter 9?

3. On what topic must Robert remind himself not to be too greedy?

4. Why is Robert so alarmed at Pinky's breeding/

5. What is the unspoken understanding regarding Pinky in the Peck household?

6. What does it mean to "weasel" a dog?

7. What is the scenario of Robert's return from the fair?

8. Why does the family not have enough food to eat for the winter?

9. How does Robert like the experience of showing Mr. Tanner's oxen?

10. What do Papa and Robert find in the cemetery?

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