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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Hillman reveal about the child in the small coffin?
(a) He is an orphan
(b) He is his wife's stillborn child
(c) He is his illegitimate child
(d) He is his brother's child

2. What is Papa's mission?
(a) Slaughter pigs
(b) Build furniture
(c) Teach school
(d) Become a minister

3. What does Robert call Mr. Hillman's voice?
(a) An illness
(b) A boiling kettle
(c) A sad song
(d) A cry for help

4. How does Pinky behave in the show ring?
(a) Erratically
(b) She runs away
(c) Uncooperatively
(d) Beautifully

5. Which famous baseball player is in town and Robert wishes to see?
(a) Hank Aaron
(b) Abner Doubleday
(c) Mickey Mantle
(d) Joe DiMaggio

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day is it when Robert returns from the fair?

2. What does Papa help Mr. Hillman to do?

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

4. How much money does Mama give Robert to spend at the fair?

5. What is Robert doing at the beginning of Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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