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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 does Robert pull from the cow's throat?
(a) Goiter
(b) Rock
(c) Tennis ball
(d) Hair ball

2. Who is one of the twin calves named after?
(a) Mr. Tanner
(b) Robert
(c) The minister
(d) Papa

3. What does Robert contemplate feeding Pinky?
(a) Frogs
(b) Flies
(c) Cheese
(d) Fish

4. Robert is washed with water that smells like ____________.
(a) Lilac
(b) Gardenia
(c) Eucalyptus
(d) Roses

5. What does Pinky eat while in the countryside?
(a) Berries
(b) Grass
(c) Mushrooms
(d) Butternuts

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert have in his pocket when he comes home?

2. What does Robert imagine Pinky says to him?

3. What does Robert do when he hears the bird kill its prey?

4. What does Robert think is the role of a tutor?

5. What is the remedy for Robert's bad grade?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain why even though Papa has no formal education, he is still well aware of his worth.

3. Describe how Robert appreciates the beauty of nature in Chapter 7.

4. What is the relationship between Robert and Pinky?

5. Describe the dramatic reaction to Robert's grade card.

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

7. Why is Robert not in school on the day of his adventure with the cow?

8. What is Robert's odd behavior after the hawk catches a rabbit?

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

10. How is Papa's sense of humor revealed in Chapter 3?

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