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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 are Mr. Tanner's twin calves named?
(a) Bib and Bob
(b) Joe and Bo
(c) Tweedledee and Tweedledum
(d) Thing 1 and Thing 2

2. What is wrapped around Robert's wounds?
(a) A bandanna
(b) Old rags
(c) A shirt
(d) A sheet

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

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

5. What wild plant does Robert eat outside?
(a) Sunflower seeds
(b) Sweet potato blossoms
(c) Purple clover
(d) Queen Anne's Lace

Short Answer Questions

1. In what subject has Robert received a D on his report card?

2. Whose property lies next to Robert's family's farm?

3. According to Papa, what do fences do?

4. Where should Robert have been as Chapter 1 opens?

5. What does Robert hear after he leaves school and wanders the countryside?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What situation of foreshadowing occurs in Chapter 7?

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

5. What is different about Robert's clothes?

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

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

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

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

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

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