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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what month does Chapter 5 take place?
(a) August
(b) April
(c) July
(d) May

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

4. What is the piglet's new home made out of?
(a) A silo
(b) An outhouse
(c) A corn crib
(d) Some old fences

5. What does Robert know about his father?
(a) He is left-handed
(b) He was adopted
(c) He is illiterate
(d) He is color blind

6. What is the outcome of Robert's tutoring session?
(a) Promising
(b) Very successful
(c) Worth every minute
(d) Not successful

7. What does Robert feel as he spends the night with Pinky in her new home?
(a) Allergies
(b) Gratitude
(c) Discomfort
(d) Repulsion

8. Who stitches Robert's wounds?
(a) A doctor
(b) His father
(c) A midwife
(d) His mother

9. 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

10. What Revolutionary War figure was a resident of Robert's town?
(a) Benjamin Franklin
(b) Patrick Henry
(c) John Adams
(d) Ethan Allen

11. What animal does the bird swoop down and kill close to where Robert is lying in the grass?
(a) Rabbit
(b) Mouse
(c) Gopher
(d) Cat

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

13. What does Robert feed his piglet?
(a) Corn
(b) Table scraps
(c) Milk and meal
(d) Pig food

14. What kind of bird does Robert notice circling in the sky?
(a) Red-tailed hawk
(b) Blackbird
(c) Eagle
(d) Vulture

15. 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 does Robert feel being wrapped around him?

2. What does Robert pull from the cow's throat?

3. What does Robert say is his favorite thing to look at?

4. How long does Robert stay in bed to recover from his ordeal?

5. What does Robert contemplate feeding Pinky?

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