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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 can Pax's daughter walk before she loses her balance in Chapter 39?
2. In Chapter 26, what toy does Peter remember throwing to Pax before he abandoned him?
3. What kneesocks does Peter remember he saved that belonged to his mother?
4. In Chapter 22, who does Jade say used to live on the river she and Peter are testing?
5. In Chapter 24, what types of storm moves in?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 25, how does the kit seem to be doing better?
2. What advice does Jade give Peter in Chapter 26?
3. 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?
4. What does Peter see in Chapter 32 when he starts down the hill?
5. What happens when Pax and her daughter are swept up by the river?
6. What knife does Peter find in Chapter 30?
7. How is Pax injured in Chapter 29 after his encounter with the water?
8. In Chapter 34, what does Peter remember doing with Pax when they connect?
9. What does Peter remember happened to his mother's things after she died?
10. Why does Peter throw something at Pax's kit in Chapter 38?
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
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in Pax, Journey Home? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view between Peter and Pax help readers connect with and understand characters?
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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