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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. In Chapter 20, how old does Peter remember that he was when he and his father went camping with Pax?

2. 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?

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?

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

5. What does Peter use when he shows Jade and Samuel how to make a lean-to in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 35, how do Peter and Pax spend the next two days?

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

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

4. How is Pax injured in Chapter 29 after his encounter with the water?

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

6. What does Peter remember about the last time he spoke to his father?

7. What happens when Pax and her daughter are swept up by the river?

8. What does Peter see in Chapter 32 when he starts down the hill?

9. Why does Peter throw something at Pax's kit in Chapter 38?

10. What knife does Peter find in Chapter 30?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Peter struggles with his emotions at the mill site in Chapter 26. How does he struggle with his emotions at the mill site? How does Jade try to him help him? Does she make the situation better or worse?

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