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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kneesocks does Peter remember he saved that belonged to his mother?
(a) Flowered.
(b) Candy-cane striped.
(c) Dark purple.
(d) Bright pink.

2. What does Pax's daughter want to eat in Chapter 35?
(a) Bread.
(b) Milk.
(c) Grass.
(d) Eggs.

3. In Chapter 24, what types of storm moves in?
(a) Hail and sleet.
(b) Hail and rain.
(c) Rain, thunder, and lightning.
(d) Wind and rain.

4. In Chapter 35, what does Peter do in the afternoons?
(a) Gathers food.
(b) Goes for a walk.
(c) Plays with Pax.
(d) Works on his home.

5. What type of eggs do Pax and the vixen eat in Chapter 23?
(a) Quail.
(b) Frog.
(c) Turtle.
(d) Duck.

6. In Chapter 23, what birds claim territory in the willow scrub across the river?
(a) Red-winged blackbirds.
(b) Ravens.
(c) Jays.
(d) Meadowlarks.

7. When does Jade tell Peter they will see him again in Chapter 28?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 2 or 3 weeks.
(c) 8 days.
(d) A week or so.

8. What type of trees surround the clearing where Peter remembers throwing the toy soldier to Pax?
(a) Spruce.
(b) Pine.
(c) Scrub pine.
(d) Juniper.

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

10. In Chapter 21, about how long have Peter and his companions been gone when Pax reaches their cold campfire?
(a) At least an hour.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) About 30 minutes.
(d) 90 minutes.

11. In Chapter 24, what do Peter, Jade, and Samuel use to start a fire?
(a) Twigs.
(b) Old mouse and squirrel nests.
(c) Reeds.
(d) Pine needles.

12. In Chapter 26, what toy does Peter remember throwing to Pax before he abandoned him?
(a) Toy soldier.
(b) Rubber bone.
(c) Stuffed animal.
(d) Ball.

13. Where do Pax and Peter lay together in Chapter 33?
(a) By the mill.
(b) Under a spruce.
(c) Under a pine.
(d) Meadow.

14. Last year how long does Peter remember that he and his father had talked where the troops had their tents set up?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) An hour.
(d) 90 minutes.

15. What do Peter, Jade, and Samuel eat in Chapter 24?
(a) Cold sandwiches.
(b) Granola bars and jerky.
(c) Cold stew.
(d) Cold biscuits and jerky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of birds can Pax hear as he sees the cold campfire where Peter and the other humans were in Chapter 21?

2. In Chapter 34, what time does Peter drag his mattress off the bed and shove it out the window?

3. What time of day does Pax hunt in Chapter 19?

4. Across the river from the old mill wheel what does Peter recognize in Chapter 32 that he recognizes where he found a fox carcass last year?

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

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