A Day No Pigs Would Die Chapters 12 and 13 Quiz and Key | Reading Worksheet

Assess reading comprehension with this quiz on Robert Newton Peck’s A Day No Pigs Would Die. Ideal for American literature and adolescent fiction units for middle school English Language Arts, this assessment may double as an independent reading worksheet to keep students focused on key aspects of plot (characters, settings, and conflicts). In addition to an answer key, an alternate short answer option is provided. Materials are delivered in a zip file as editable Word Documents and printable PDFs.

Questions pertain to the following details from chapters 12 and 13:

• Pinky’s possible barrenness
• Rob’s rifle
• Mom’s request of Rob
• A poor apple crop
• Why Haven thinks the bad crop is Rob’s fault
• Haven’s admission
• Rob’s advice to Haven concerning the winter
• Haven’s ominous remarks
• Samson
• Mr. Tanner’s compensation
• Rob’s realization that he was wrong about something