3. What news does Papa tell Robert?
(a) The family is moving
(b) Papa is dying
(c) Papa and Mama are divorcing
(d) Robert can get a store-bought suit

4. Why does Robert want Pinky to have babies?
(a) The farm needs the money
(b) He wants some piglets to play with
(c) She will be happy
(d) She will not be slaughtered

5. Papa is famous for saying, "Never miss a chance to _______________________."
(a) Meet interesting people
(b) Go to the fair
(c) Learn something new
(d) Keep your mouth shut

6. What is in the grave with a small coffin?
(a) A large coffin
(b) Two other small coffins
(c) A toy
(d) A treasure chest

7. How much money does Mama give Robert to spend at the fair?
(a) A nickel
(b) A dollar
(c) Two pennies
(d) A dime

8. What does Ira tell Robert about the calves he helped deliver?
(a) They ran away
(b) They are albinos
(c) They are grown oxen
(d) They have died

9. What does Mama ask Robert to hunt for her?
(a) A rabbit
(b) A chicken
(c) A grey squirrel
(d) A deer

10. Papa wants Robert to ______________________.
(a) Become a doctor
(b) Get a good education and use modern farming methods
(c) Become a minister
(d) Go away and join the Navy

11. What do Papa and the other men put into a barrel?
(a) Root beer
(b) Potatoes
(c) Pickles
(d) The dog and the weasel

12. What does Mr. Tanner warn Robert about when they reach the fairgrounds?
(a) Perverts in the restrooms
(b) Pickpockets
(c) Eating too much candy
(d) Sour apples

13. What does Papa tell Robert that desecrate a grave means?
(a) Dig a new grave
(b) Decorate
(c) Move a body to a different grave
(d) Dig up an established grave

14. What does Robert notice when he looks outside?
(a) Yellow light in the shed
(b) The sheriff
(c) A blizzard
(d) A full moon

15. What is Robert doing at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Eating supper
(b) Taking a nap
(c) Bathing Pinky
(d) Doing homework