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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 the name of Mr. Tanner's boar?
(a) Samson
(b) Goliath
(c) Ulysses
(d) Sam
2. How many piglets has Pinky produced
(a) 18
(b) 3
(c)
(d) 7
3. What are Papa and Robert unable to do on this morning?
(a) Go to town
(b) Say prayers
(c) Finish breakfast
(d) Milk the cows
4. What does Papa mean when he tells Robert they should go "get it done."
(a) Let Pinky run free
(b) Breed Pinky
(c) Slaughter Pinky
(d) Sell Pinky
5. What new article of clothing does Robert need?
(a) A winter coat
(b) Shoes
(c) Pants
(d) Suit
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose voice does Robert not hear coming from downstairs?
2. What religion is Mr. Tanner?
3. What does Mr. Tanner say about the boar's dominance over Pinky?
4. What is Papa's last word to Robert as he drops him off at the Tanners'?
5. Why does Robert want Pinky to have babies?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Robert's reaction to the weaseling?
2. What is the significance of Pinky's being barren?
3. Why does the family not have enough food to eat for the winter?
4. What phrase of Papa's is Robert mindful of as he rides with Mr. Tanner?
5. What good news does Robert get in Chapter 9?
6. What does Robert hear his mother and aunt discussing in Chapter 9?
7. What does Mama send with Robert to the fair?
8. What is the scenario of Robert's return from the fair?
9. How does Chapter 8 demonstrate the tolerance of the people in the Shaker religion?
10. What happens when Papa, Robert and Mr. Hillman leave the cemetery?
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