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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 22, how long does Peter say that he will be at his old house?
(a) A couple of weeks.
(b) About a month.
(c) A week.
(d) 3 weeks.

2. Over the next how many days in Chapter 35 does Pax come when Peter calls?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 2 days.

3. In Chapter 20, how old does Peter remember that he was when he and his father went camping with Pax?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

4. About how far from where Jade and Peter are testing the river in Chapter 22 did some of Jade's family live?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 60 miles.
(c) 65 miles.
(d) 55 miles.

5. What did Peter give to Vola that he saved from the things that belonged to his mother?
(a) Earrings.
(b) Ring.
(c) Necklace.
(d) Bracelet.

6. In Chapter 24, how long is the mill operation pushed off because of the storm surge?
(a) A week or 2.
(b) 7 or 8 days.
(c) 2 or 3 weeks.
(d) 4 or 5 days.

7. In Chapter 35 what does Pax bring his daughter that she refuses to eat?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Quail.
(c) Duck.
(d) Mouse.

8. How many yards down water does the river drop away in Chapter 27?
(a) 125.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 75.

9. How wide is the river in places in Chapter 22?
(a) 14 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 12 feet.
(d) 8 feet.

10. What time do Pax and his daughter reach the river in Chapter 21?
(a) Full light.
(b) Noon.
(c) Mid-day.
(d) Just after dawn.

11. In Chapter 21, what is Samuel's assignment?
(a) Making camp.
(b) Finding the feeder springs.
(c) Fixing food.
(d) Collecting water and sediment.

12. What type of lamp is in Peter's old bedroom?
(a) Rocket ship.
(b) Lava lamp.
(c) Horse.
(d) Dinosaur.

13. What type of handle does the knife have that Vola gave Peter?
(a) Maple.
(b) Walnut.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Oak.

14. Where does Pax see some crows in Chapter 23?
(a) Maple.
(b) Oak.
(c) Birch.
(d) Elm.

15. What animals are scurrying for acorns in Chapter 23?
(a) Chipmunks.
(b) Deer.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Moose.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 23, what insects drift off the water?

2. What does Peter fix to eat when Samuel returns in Chapter 22?

3. In Chapter 32, what type of fence does Peter pass where he used to feed a horse?

4. In Chapter 28, how long do Peter, Jade and Samuel hike in silence?

5. Where do Pax and the vixen take shelter during the storm in Chapter 25?

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