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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 day is it when Chapter 6 begins?

2. What is Robert's father pleased about?

3. What have Robert and his father spent the day doing as Chapter 7 begins?

4. How old is Pinky in Chapter 6?

5. What does Robert do when he hears the bird kill its prey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Aunt Mattie's exasperation also a source of humor?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the relationship between Robert and Pinky?

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

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 Robert. What are his physical characteristics? What are his personality traits? What is important to him?

Essay Topic 2

Papa at first does not want Robert to accept the gift of the piglet because it is a "frill." Explain what a frill is and why Papa would be so opposed to Robert's acquisition of one.

Essay Topic 3

The reader is introduced to some Shaker folklore in Chapter 2 while the family is tending to Robert's wounds sustained while helping the cow. Cite at least three examples of Shaker folklore in the book and note why you selected these examples as representative of the Shaker culture.

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