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

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

3. Where does Pax find his daughter in Chapter 29?
(a) Roots of a tree.
(b) Small sand bar.
(c) In the sand at the edge of the river.
(d) A tangle of weeds.

4. 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 5 feet at each side.
(b) A good 15 feet at each side.
(c) A good 12 feet at each side.
(d) A good 10 feet at each side.

5. How far can Pax's daughter walk before she loses her balance in Chapter 39?
(a) Not quite a foot.
(b) About 6 inches.
(c) A few steps.
(d) About 5 paces.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 29, under what type of tree does Pax make a shelter for him and his daughter?

2. In Chapter 24, how long is the mill operation pushed off because of the storm surge?

3. What type of fruit trees does Peter consider planting in Chapter 36?

4. What type of eggs do Pax and the vixen eat in Chapter 23?

5. In Chapter 22, how does Jade remember that she would explore the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the river where Peter, Jade, and Samuel are in Chapter 22 special to Jade?

2. In Chapter 28, what does Peter remember about an encounter with a guard at the mill last year?

3. In Chapter 19, what memory does Pax have of a camping trip with Peter and his father?

4. In Chapter 23, what news does Pax learn from the crows?

5. What knife does Peter find in Chapter 30?

6. How does Pax's daughter act during the three days the rest at the still pond in Chapter 19?

7. Why does Peter remember thinking he did not deserve a pet when he and his father when on a camping trip when he was eight?

8. How does Pax describe humans to his Kit in Chapter 31?

9. In Chapter 30, what does Peter see in his old bedroom?

10. In Chapter 34, what does Peter remember doing with Pax when they connect?

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