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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. How far did Peter, Jade, and Samuel trek to the first testing point in Chapter 14?

2. Where do Pax and Bristle have a new den in Chapter 1?

3. How many times has Peter waxed and buffed the boards on his cabin floor in Chapter 6?

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

5. What has Peter secretly named Ben's sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Peter building his own cabin?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Peter get from his grandfather and why in Chapter 4?

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

8. In Chapter 7, what happens when Pax is outside with his daughter?

9. How does Pax describe the scent of the water in the reservoir?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Oval Pond is an example of a water supply especially damaged by heavy metal poisoning. Why does it seem the kit has metal poisoning after she drinks and swims in the pond? How does she also seem to be reinjured by drinking at the river?

Essay Topic 3

In Pax, Journey Home, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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