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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new article of clothing does Robert need?
(a) Shoes
(b) Pants
(c) Suit
(d) A winter coat

2. What news does Papa tell Robert?
(a) Papa is dying
(b) Papa and Mama are divorcing
(c) The family is moving
(d) Robert can get a store-bought suit

3. What does Papa tell Robert that desecrate a grave means?
(a) Dig a new grave
(b) Move a body to a different grave
(c) Decorate
(d) Dig up an established grave

4. What does Papa ask Robert to do?
(a) Get his work boots
(b) Go back to sleep
(c) Hitch the ox to the wagon
(d) Milk the cows

5. Papa wants Robert to ______________________.
(a) Become a doctor
(b) Become a minister
(c) Get a good education and use modern farming methods
(d) Go away and join the Navy

Short Answer Questions

1. Papa tells Robert that both dying and ________________ are dirty business.

2. Which famous baseball player is in town and Robert wishes to see?

3. What does Mr. Hillman reveal about the child in the small coffin?

4. What is one thing Robert and his father do not talk about while they work on the piglet's home?

5. What does Papa put into a sack before going to bed?

(see the answer key)

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