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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Whose voice does Robert not hear coming from downstairs?
(a) Mama's
(b) Mrs. Hillman's
(c) Aunt Carrie's
(d) Papa's
2. What is Robert doing at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Doing homework
(b) Eating supper
(c) Bathing Pinky
(d) Taking a nap
3. What Shaker belief overshadows Robert's happiness at the prospect of paying off the farm?
(a) The sin of ambition
(b) The sin of greed
(c) The sin of pride
(d) The sin of jealousy
4. How many piglets has Pinky produced
(a)
(b) 3
(c) 7
(d) 18
5. Why is Mr. Tanner's boar brought to Papa's farm?
(a) To sniff out truffles
(b) Stud service for Pinky
(c) To be slaughtered
(d) As payment for repair services
6. What never happens in spite of Papa's best efforts?
(a) A deer does not pass by
(b) Mama does not get a new dress
(c) Robert can't go to college
(d) Papa goes to the fair
7. What is the unspoken understanding in the Peck household?
(a) Mama is dying
(b) Robert does not like farming
(c) Pinky must be slaughtered for food
(d) Papa and Mama will divorce eventually
8. What does Robert tell Mr. Tanner about Papa's health?
(a) He is in remission
(b) He is terminally ill
(c) He is fine
(d) He has a bad cold
9. What does Robert spend his dime on?
(a) A ride on the merry-go-round
(b) Cotton candy
(c) Lemonade
(d) A bar of soap
10. What is one of the reasons for the troubles facing the Pecks?
(a) Robert got a virus
(b) Winter has come too early
(c) Mama had cancer
(d) Papa cannot hunt effectively
11. Who encouraged Mr. Tanner to take Robert to the fair?
(a) Papa
(b) Mama
(c) Aunt Carrie
(d) Widow Bascom
12. What crop will be diminished due to Robert's actions?
(a) Corn
(b) Oats
(c) Apples
(d) Wheat
13. What religion is Mr. Tanner?
(a) Jewish
(b) Methodist
(c) Baptist
(d) Catholic
14. Aunt Carrie is obviously upset about the behavior of whom?
(a) Mr. Tanner
(b) Widow Bascom
(c) Robert
(d) Papa
15. What does Papa tell Robert that desecrate a grave means?
(a) Move a body to a different grave
(b) Dig up an established grave
(c) Dig a new grave
(d) Decorate
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following is a person who does not necessarily love Robert more than anyone in the world?
2. What does Mr. Tanner say about the boar's dominance over Pinky?
3. What does Papa help Mr. Hillman to do?
4. Papa is famous for saying, "Never miss a chance to _______________________."
5. What does Pinky do that embarrasses Robert?
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