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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 hear after he leaves school and wanders the countryside?
(a) A girl singing
(b) An anguished noise
(c) Birds singing
(d) A train

2. What religion does Robert's family belong to?
(a) Baptist
(b) Catholic
(c) Shaker
(d) Jewish

3. What was the profession of the relative mentioned in #66?
(a) English teacher
(b) Minister
(c) Store owner
(d) Farmer

4. What do Robert and his father talk about as they build the piglet's house?
(a) School
(b) Girls
(c) Tractors
(d) Shaker Law

5. From where is the noise coming?
(a) A meadow
(b) A noon train
(c) A neighbor girl
(d) A cow having trouble delivering a calf

Short Answer Questions

1. What wild plant does Robert eat outside?

2. What do Robert and his father do together?

3. What are Papa's plans for Robert on this day?

4. What does Robert's father consider the piglet to be?

5. What is the outcome of Robert's tutoring session?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Robert injured in his encounter with the cow?

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

4. What situation of foreshadowing occurs in Chapter 7?

5. According to Robert's father, what role do fences play in life for both humans and animals?

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

7. What event in town is Robert prohibited from attending due to Shaker law?

8. What is different about Robert's clothes?

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

10. How is Aunt Mattie's exasperation also a source of humor?

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