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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the cow that Robert finds?
(a) Pinafore
(b) Apron
(c) April
(d) Petunia

2. What does Robert help his father do on this day?
(a) Pick apples
(b) Harvest corn
(c) Mend a fence
(d) Milk the cows

3. Whose property lies next to Robert's family's farm?
(a) Mr. Tanner
(b) Mr. Miller
(c) Mr. Turner
(d) Mr. Towson

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

5. What does Robert use to try to extract the calf from the cow?
(a) His shirt
(b) A rope
(c) His pants
(d) A chain

6. Robert is washed with water that smells like ____________.
(a) Eucalyptus
(b) Gardenia
(c) Roses
(d) Lilac

7. Birds and animals create fences by their song or _______________.
(a) Killing
(b) Territory marking
(c) Nests
(d) Building

8. What have Robert and his father spent the day doing as Chapter 7 begins?
(a) Shoeing horses
(b) Cutting and hauling hay
(c) Planting corn
(d) Slaughtering pigs

9. What does Robert find when he arrives home?
(a) A new gun
(b) Fresh cookies
(c) New kittens
(d) A birthday supper

10. Who does Robert think would enjoy eating the bird's prey?
(a) His aunt
(b) The minister
(c) Pinky
(d) Mr. Tanner

11. What is the name of the family's cat?
(a) Miss Susie
(b) Susie Q
(c) Miss Fortune
(d) Miss Sarah

12. Where does the family go at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) The fair
(b) A Fourth of July celebration
(c) Shopping
(d) Church

13. What does Mr. Tanner give to Robert as a gesture of thanks for saving his cow and delivering the calves?
(a) A gun
(b) Some candy
(c) A baby pig
(d) A book

14. What do Robert and his father do together?
(a) Watch the sunset
(b) Sing a song
(c) Milk the cows
(d) Read the Bible

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert do later in the day?

2. What does Robert do when he hears the bird kill its prey?

3. What does Robert name his new piglet?

4. What day is it when Chapter 6 begins?

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

(see the answer keys)

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