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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 do when he hears the bird kill its prey?
(a) Shoots it
(b) Throws rocks at it
(c) Chases it
(d) Shoots an arrow at it

2. Birds and animals create fences by their song or _______________.
(a) Building
(b) Nests
(c) Territory marking
(d) Killing

3. How old is Pinky in Chapter 6?
(a) 1 year
(b) 3 months
(c) 2 weeks
(d) 10 weeks

4. What does Robert feed his piglet?
(a) Milk and meal
(b) Pig food
(c) Corn
(d) Table scraps

5. What does Robert imagine Pinky says to him?
(a) Goodbye
(b) Goodnight
(c) Thank you
(d) I love you

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert use to try to extract the calf from the cow?

2. With what animal does Robert have an encounter?

3. What does Robert name his new piglet?

4. What does Mr. Tanner give to Robert as a gesture of thanks for saving his cow and delivering the calves?

5. What does Robert pull from the cow's throat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain Robert's observations about a hawk flying overhead.

3. What is different about Robert's clothes?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What situation of foreshadowing occurs in Chapter 7?

(see the answer keys)

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