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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert imagine Pinky says to him?

2. What is wrapped around Robert's wounds?

3. What meal does Robert's mother bring to him?

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

5. What does Pinky prefer to drink?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the relationship between Robert and Pinky?

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

4. What situation of foreshadowing occurs in Chapter 7?

5. What is different about Robert's clothes?

6. What is Robert's odd behavior after the hawk catches a rabbit?

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

8. Why is Robert not offended by the stench of animal slaughtering on his father?

9. Describe the dramatic reaction to Robert's grade card.

10. How does everyone at the farm view the birth of the new kittens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Develop a character profile on Mama. What are her physical characteristics? What are her personality traits? What is important to her?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the day that Papa dies. How does Robert assimilate his father's role literally and figuratively? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

When Robert is denied the opportunity to watch Abner Doubleday, the reputed father of baseball, his exclusion from the outside world becomes very clear. Explain why Robert is denied the chance to go to the game. Why is the game counter to what Papa thinks is good for Robert?

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