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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Robert do to his father after he kills Pinky?
(a) Slaps him
(b) Shakes his hand
(c) Shoots him
(d) Kisses his hand
2. What crop will be diminished due to Robert's actions?
(a) Corn
(b) Wheat
(c) Oats
(d) Apples
3. What does Robert spend his dime on?
(a) Cotton candy
(b) Lemonade
(c) A ride on the merry-go-round
(d) A bar of soap
4. What does Robert know about his life at this point?
(a) He hates farming
(b) He will be married soon
(c) He will be going away to college
(d) He will soon take over the farm
5. What Shaker belief overshadows Robert's happiness at the prospect of paying off the farm?
(a) The sin of jealousy
(b) The sin of ambition
(c) The sin of greed
(d) The sin of pride
6. What does Papa ask Robert to do?
(a) Hitch the ox to the wagon
(b) Milk the cows
(c) Go back to sleep
(d) Get his work boots
7. Mama says that ____________ might benefit from some loving kindness.
(a) Papa
(b) Widow Bascom
(c) Aunt Carrie
(d) Mama
8. What does Robert call Mr. Hillman's voice?
(a) An illness
(b) A sad song
(c) A cry for help
(d) A boiling kettle
9. What day does Papa decide to kill Pinky?
(a) Saturday
(b) Friday
(c) Thursday
(d) Tuesday
10. Where does Robert wish he could take Pinky?
(a) To Sunday School
(b) The Rutland County Fair
(c) To school
(d) To town
11. What does Robert realize about the three people who love him aside from his parents?
(a) They are entrepreneurs
(b) They are all Baptists
(c) They are wealthy
(d) They are kind
12. How does Pinky behave in the show ring?
(a) Uncooperatively
(b) She runs away
(c) Erratically
(d) Beautifully
13. Why is Mr. Tanner's boar brought to Papa's farm?
(a) To be slaughtered
(b) As payment for repair services
(c) Stud service for Pinky
(d) To sniff out truffles
14. What does Papa tell Robert that he wants to do to a neighbor's dog?
(a) Adopt it
(b) Train it
(c) Shoot it
(d) Weasel it
15. What do Papa and Robert agree to never participate in again?
(a) A weasling
(b) A branding
(c) A hunting expedition
(d) Sunday services
Short Answer Questions
1. What are the names of Mr. Tanner's horses?
2. Why does Robert promise two piglets to Mr. Tanner?
3. What does Papa say Pinky should have done by now?
4. What is one of the reasons for the troubles facing the Pecks?
5. What does Mr. Hillman reveal about the child in the small coffin?
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