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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of fruit trees does Peter consider planting in Chapter 36?
(a) Peach and apple.
(b) Apple and pear.
(c) Apple and plum.
(d) Apple and cherry.

2. In Chapter 23, where are a large group of humans coming from?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) West.

3. In Chapter 32 when Peter looks at the river on his way to the mill, how much wider is the river than it used to be?
(a) A good 12 feet at each side.
(b) A good 5 feet at each side.
(c) A good 10 feet at each side.
(d) A good 15 feet at each side.

4. In Chapter 30, what was in the glass that Peter drank from the last day he was in his bedroom?
(a) Milk.
(b) Orange juice.
(c) Soda.
(d) Tea.

5. In Chapter 38, how many jars of peanut butter does Peter find at a neighbor's house?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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?
(a) Sandy beach.
(b) Old log.
(c) Rock.
(d) Gravel beach.

12. In Chapter 37, who visits Pax?
(a) One of his male kits.
(b) Runt.
(c) His male kits.
(d) Bristle.

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

14. How wide does Peter believe the river is in Chapter 32?
(a) 65 feet.
(b) 40 to 50 feet.
(c) 55 feet.
(d) 50 to 60 feet.

15. In Chapter 22, who does Jade say used to live on the river she and Peter are testing?
(a) Her great-grandparents.
(b) Her grandparents.
(c) An uncle.
(d) An aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Peter often carry in his pocket when he walked to the mill before the war?

2. What does Pax bring his kit to eat in Chapter 37 that she will not eat?

3. What time do Pax and his daughter reach the river in Chapter 21?

4. How many yards down water does the river drop away in Chapter 27?

5. After three days at the pond in Chapter 19, which of the vixen's legs twitches after she tries to stand?

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