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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. How does the cow injure Robert?
(a) Bites and kicks him
(b) Sits on him
(c) Rolls over on him
(d) Gores him

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

3. Who does Robert think would enjoy eating the bird's prey?
(a) Pinky
(b) Mr. Tanner
(c) His aunt
(d) The minister

4. What is the name of the family's cat?
(a) Miss Sarah
(b) Miss Susie
(c) Susie Q
(d) Miss Fortune

5. What is the first personal possession that Robert has ever had?
(a) The piglet
(b) A gun
(c) Some marbles
(d) A Bible

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pinky eat while in the countryside?

2. What are Papa's plans for Robert on this day?

3. How does Robert finally get the cow to deliver the calf?

4. What is Robert's mother's name?

5. What does Pinky prefer to drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the literary technique used when Robert watches a crow kill a frog in a pond?

2. What does Robert encounter when he wanders after leaving school?

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

4. In what ways does Papa show his tenderness for Robert?

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

6. Why is Robert not offended by the stench of animal slaughtering on his father?

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

8. What situation of foreshadowing occurs in Chapter 7?

9. What does Robert mean by saying that Pinky is no "frill?"

10. What is Papa's position on every man completing his mission in life?

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