A Day No Pigs Would Die Chapters 13-14

What does Papa say being a man is all about?

Doing hard things for the betterment of the family.

How does Robert feel about the act of breeding the two pigs?

He doesn't want Pinky to go through that because she doesn't want to.

Why does Mr. Tanner bring over his prized boar?

Mr. Tanner brought his prized boar to reproduce with Pinky

Why does Papa stop sleeping with Mama?

Papa stops sleeping with Mama because he doesn't want his coughs to disturb her

What religion are Mr. and Mrs. Tanner? What is so unusual about that?

They are Baptist. They are unusual because Robert believes that they are close and abide by the Shaker law.

What happened to Robert's brothers?

They died

What significant event happens at the end of chapter 14?

They kill Pinky because she cannot reproduce piglets.

Robert says of his father to Mr. Tanner, "Papa works all the time. He don't never rest. And worse than that, he works inside himself. . . . Like he's been trying all his life to catch up to something. But whatever it is, it's always ahead of him, and he can't reach it." What do you think "it" is?

Monetary wealth