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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 have in his pocket when he comes home?
(a) Report card
(b) Note
(c) Pennies
(d) Apple

2. What had a classmate teased Robert about earlier in the day?
(a) His sister
(b) His plain clothes
(c) His nose
(d) His bad haircut

3. What does Robert name his new piglet?
(a) Tailspin
(b) Oinker
(c) Pinky
(d) Piglet

4. What is the remedy for Robert's bad grade?
(a) Being grounded
(b) Summer school
(c) Being held back
(d) Tutoring

5. What is Robert's father unhappy about?
(a) Robert beat up a classmate
(b) Robert's clothes are torn
(c) Robert missed school
(d) Robert failed his exams

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Robert's condition at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. How does the cow injure Robert?

3. What is the name of the cow that Robert finds?

4. What does a trail of dust left by a wagon remind Robert of?

5. How does Robert describe his vision?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Robert injured in his encounter with the cow?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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