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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. Which of the following must Robert not have to account for from his day at the fair?
(a) Missing chores
(b) Eating too much candy
(c) Repaying the feed that Pinky ate
(d) Being late

2. What happens if Pinky is found to be barren?
(a) She will be killed for food
(b) She will get fertility treatments
(c) She will be ostracized
(d) She will be sent away

3. How much money does Mama give Robert to spend at the fair?
(a) A nickel
(b) Two pennies
(c) A dollar
(d) A dime

4. What does Robert have to do before he can go to the fair?
(a) Clean the chicken coop
(b) Paint the front door
(c) Clean his room
(d) Mend the fence

5. What does the Widow Bascom ask Robert to help her with?
(a) Paint her fence
(b) Dig a garden
(c) Run some errands
(d) Carry heavy flowerpots

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion is Mr. Tanner?

2. What is the name of Mr. Tanner's boar?

3. What do Papa and the other men put into a barrel?

4. What is the unspoken understanding in the Peck household?

5. What has Mr. Tanner requested Robert's help with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the unspoken understanding regarding Pinky in the Peck household?

2. What is the weaseling procedure in which Robert participates/

3. What does it mean to "weasel" a dog?

4. Why is Robert so alarmed at Pinky's breeding/

5. What does Mama send with Robert to the fair?

6. What does Robert hear his mother and aunt discussing in Chapter 9?

7. What is the impact of Robert's incorrect smoking of the apple orchard?

8. What good news does Robert get in Chapter 9?

9. Describe how Robert's farm boy innocence exhibits at the fair.

10. Explain Mama's position on Widow Bascom's situation.

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