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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the purpose of what father wants to do to the neighbor's dog?
2. Mama says that ____________ might benefit from some loving kindness.
3. Aunt Carrie is obviously upset about the behavior of whom?
4. What new article of clothing does Robert need?
5. Who is Ira Long?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Robert show his forgiveness toward his father for slaughtering Pinky?
2. What awakens Robert at the beginning of Chapter 8?
3. How does Robert like the experience of showing Mr. Tanner's oxen?
4. What is the impact of Robert's incorrect smoking of the apple orchard?
5. What is the scenario of Robert's return from the fair?
6. What does Mama send with Robert to the fair?
7. What is the weaseling procedure in which Robert participates/
8. What is Robert's reaction to the weaseling?
9. What do Papa and Robert find in the cemetery?
10. Why does the family not have enough food to eat for the winter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain how you think Robert will decide to live his life after Papa's death? Will he continue to be a farmer and a Shaker? Or will he find a way to get an education and move into the outside world? Provide some support for your answers.
Essay Topic 2
On the day his father dies, Robert notices Papa's tools worn to a golden finish as well as a cigar box containing papers on which Papa had attempted to write his name. What is the significance of these two items? What do they represent now for Robert? What did they represent for Papa?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Papa's evolving relationship with Robert. How does he gently guide him into becoming a man and being able to take over the farm?
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