A Day No Pigs Would Die Final Quiz

Why does Rob name his new pig Pinky?

• She's white all over, with just enough pink to be sweet as candy.
• "Rover" just didn't seem to fit her.
•  She has pink eyes. 
•   The name Wilbur was already taken.

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Papa's tools are symbols of what?

• His hard work and his love for his family
•   His job as a pig butcher
• His past as a car mechanic 
•  His life-long desire to be a barber

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Pinky is more than just a pet to Rob. She's also a symbol of all the unattainable things he's ever wanted, including what material thing?

• A Wii
•  A bicycle 
•   A trip around the world 
•   A grammar coach

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Rob tells us that Papa's tools have been "gilded by work." What does this mean?

• They are ruined and can't be used anymore.
• They feel really badly about what they've done. 
•  They have a golden shine to them.
•   They have joined a guild and will be asking for a pay raise.

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When Rob allows Papa to kill Pinky, in a way he's giving up what?

• All the frivolous desires of his youth

• The chance to ever have another pet—who'd trust him with one now?

• The money he bet his friends that Pinky would outlast Papa

• His future career as a spokesman for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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What does Robert find lodged in Apron's throat?
 

• A hairball
• A bone 
• A goiter 
• A piece of bramble

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What is Mr. Tanner's gift to Robert for his help with Apron?

• One of the calves 
• Twenty-five cents
• A pig
• A lamb

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Why does Robert stay in bed until Saturday?

• Because his injuries take that long to heal
• Because he doesn't want to have to go back to school 
• Because Saturday is the county fair
• Because he is lazy

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What is Aunt Matty's real name?

• Gertrude Hawk 
•   Iris Bascom
• Shannon Elizabeth 
• Martha Plover

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What does Robert think that a "tutor" is?

• A trumpet
• A lollipop
• A teacher 
• A whistle

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