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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Runt bring for food in Chapter 3?

2. What color is the envelope that Peter's grandfather slips in his backpack in Chapter 4?

3. What does Peter remember was the first thing he ate when he came to Vola's a year ago?

4. In Chapter 14, how many miles do Peter, Jade, and Samuel cover in their first day?

5. How old is Ben's sister, Astrid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vola fix for dinner when Peter's grandfather comes for supper in Chapter 10?

2. What does Vola tell Peter in Chapter 6 when she sees the job he has done building his cabin?

3. Where and why does Pax run in Chapter 1?

4. How does Peter persuade Jade and Samuel to take him on the reconnaissance team?

5. In Chapter 3, what draws Pax to the den at dawn and what does he find?

6. What does Samuel tell Peter about Jade and kindness?

7. What is the pond like where Pax and his daughter drink in Chapter 15?

8. Why is Peter building his own cabin?

9. How does Pax burn his paw in Chapter 13?

10. In Chapter 5, where are Pax and his family living and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peter burns his belongings. Why does Peter burn his belongings? What does the fire symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in Pax, Journey Home? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Samuel tells Peter that Jade’s kindness is like a “secret weapon” (102). Why does Samuel tell Peter that Jade’s kindness is like a secret weapon? How is her kindness different from most weapons in that it heals, not hurts?

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