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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time does Vola give Peter in Chapter 18 to put Sinbad back together?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) About an hour and a half.

2. How long has Vola been telling the story of Sinbad in her barn?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 10 years.

3. How big are the heads of the puppets?
(a) About the size of a grapefruit.
(b) The size of a baseball.
(c) Nearly human sized.
(d) The size of a basketball.

4. How close is the evacuation area in Chapter 22 to where Peter left Pax?
(a) 8 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 4 miles.
(d) 12 miles.

5. What provides cover for the place where Pax, Bristle, and Runt are at the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) Butterfly weed.
(b) Goldenrod.
(c) Chokecherry bushes.
(d) Juniper bushes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Pax, Runt, and Bristle play in Chapter 29?

2. In Chapter 23, how many times since the humans left Pax, has he had a meal big enough to fill his belly?

3. What tree does Pax climb after catching his first mouse in Chapter 25?

4. In Chapter 19, how long has Pax run hard?

5. What does Peter damage in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Peter agree to spend the night before leaving in Chapter 22?

2. Why is Pax relieved at the beginning of Chapter 29 when he sees Bristle and Runt outside?

3. What are the three conditions that Peter asked Vola to follow in return for him waiting until morning to leave?

4. How long after his mother's death did it take Peter to have a day where he did not think of her all day?

5. What is good about the location where Pax, Bristle, and Runt are staying in Chapter 25?

6. What has Peter seen as he traveled toward the evacuated area?

7. How does Peter get up a ten-foot sheer rock wall in Chapter 28?

8. How does Bristle lure the coyote away from Runt?

9. Why does Peter believe that Vola would be a good teacher?

10. How does Pax describe tears?

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