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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first personal possession that Robert has ever had?
(a) A gun
(b) Some marbles
(c) The piglet
(d) A Bible

3. What does Robert think is the role of a tutor?
(a) A minister
(b) A painter
(c) An historian
(d) A trumpet player

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

5. What does Robert do with the oxen at the fair?
(a) Braids their hair
(b) Washes them
(c) Puts bows on their tails
(d) Leads them around the show ring

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Robert awakened in the middle of the night in Chapter 8?

2. What does Robert hear after he leaves school and wanders the countryside?

3. What does a trail of dust left by a wagon remind Robert of?

4. According to Papa, what do fences do?

5. What does Robert build to play with in the water of a stream?

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