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

2. How old was Peter when his mother died?

3. In Chapter 8, how old does Peter think Pax would be?

4. What size is the cabin Pax is building?

5. How far does Samuel think they are from Oval Pond in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Peter doing at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

3. How does Pax care for his daughter in Chapter 17?

4. How does Pax remember Peter helping him a year ago?

5. Why is Pax outside his den in Chapter 3?

6. In Chapter 1, how many dead young has Pax found?

7. Why is Peter building his own cabin?

8. Where is Peter going after school is out?

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

10. In Chapter 10 what does Peter's grandfather talk about, and how does Peter think his grandfather is acting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Pax tells his kit that love can cause fear. Why does Pax tell his kit that love can cause fear? How can love cause fear?

Essay Topic 3

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

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