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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "frill" does Robert wish he could take part in on this day?
(a) Setting off fireworks
(b) Going to a dance
(c) Watching a baseball game in town
(d) Making ice cream

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

3. How long does Robert stay in bed to recover from his ordeal?
(a) Five weeks
(b) One month
(c) One week
(d) Three days

4. What does Robert feel being wrapped around him?
(a) A soft quilt
(b) A rough woolen blanket
(c) A woolen robe
(d) A cotton sheet

5. What does Robert's father consider the piglet to be?
(a) A nuisance
(b) A source of income
(c) A frill
(d) An inappropriate gift

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Robert and his father talk about as they build the piglet's house?

2. Birds and animals create fences by their song or _______________.

3. How does Robert describe his vision?

4. What is Robert's father's name?

5. How does Robert finally get the cow to deliver the calf?

(see the answer key)

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