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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. Papa wants Robert to ______________________.
(a) Get a good education and use modern farming methods
(b) Become a minister
(c) Go away and join the Navy
(d) Become a doctor

2. Papa tells Robert that both dying and ________________ are dirty business.
(a) Branding
(b) Living
(c) Being born
(d) Farming

3. Why is Mr. Tanner's boar brought to Papa's farm?
(a) To sniff out truffles
(b) As payment for repair services
(c) To be slaughtered
(d) Stud service for Pinky

4. What kills one of the hens during the night?
(a) A fox
(b) A dog
(c) A weasel
(d) A hawk

5. What is the name of Mr. Tanner's boar?
(a) Sam
(b) Samson
(c) Ulysses
(d) Goliath

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose voice does Robert not hear coming from downstairs?

2. What is the behavior that has angered Aunt Carrie?

3. Why does Robert want Pinky to have babies?

4. What does Ira tell Robert about the calves he helped deliver?

5. Who is Ira Long?

Short Essay Questions

1. What have been Robert's experiences with Widow Bascom?

2. How is Robert's maturity affecting his view on religion

3. How does Papa react to Robert's maturity over giving up Pinky for the welfare of the family?

4. Why does Mama send Robert out to hunt for a gray squirrel?

5. How does Robert show that he is growing up in Chapter 13?

6. What is the scenario of Robert's return from the fair?

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

8. How does Robert show his forgiveness toward his father for slaughtering Pinky?

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

10. Why does the family not have enough food to eat for the winter?

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