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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing Robert and his father do not talk about while they work on the piglet's home?
(a) Each person is born to do a mission
(b) The next birthday party
(c) The beauty of their lives
(d) The bounty of the land

2. What is wrong with the cow after she delivers the calf?
(a) She is unconscious
(b) She can't stand
(c) She can hardly breathe
(d) She can't stop bleeding

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

4. What does Robert say is his favorite thing to look at?
(a) His mother's face
(b) The sunset
(c) Pinky
(d) Snowflakes

5. Which famous baseball player is in town and Robert wishes to see?
(a) Joe DiMaggio
(b) Mickey Mantle
(c) Hank Aaron
(d) Abner Doubleday

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrapped around Robert's wounds?

2. What does Robert imagine Pinky says to him?

3. What does Robert find when he arrives home?

4. What is Robert's father unhappy about?

5. What is the first personal possession that Robert has ever had?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the metaphor Robert sees in the dust trail left by a wagon?

2. What situation of foreshadowing occurs in Chapter 7?

3. What is the relationship between Robert and Pinky?

4. What Shaker belief rules the building of Pinky's home?

5. Describe the scenario of Robert and Pinky wandering in the countryside after church.

6. What is humorous about Robert's interpretation of his aunt's proposal of tutoring?

7. Describe Robert's appreciation for his simple meal of succotash and milk.

8. How is Aunt Mattie's exasperation also a source of humor?

9. What is the irony of the rough blanket for Robert?

10. What event in town is Robert prohibited from attending due to Shaker law?

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