A Day No Pigs Would Die Chapters 14 and 15 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 14 and 15:

• How Haven tries to stay warm
• What Haven means when he says Rob needs to “get it done”
• Why Haven lights a fire to boil water
• The purpose of the crowbar
• Rob’s emotional reaction to the situation
• Haven’s perspective on what constitutes being a man
• Rob’s expression of forgiveness
• Mr. Wilcox’s role
• Surprising discoveries
• The resolution