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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of his mother's litters was Runt born?
(a) Second.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Third.
(d) First.

2. How many years has Peter cared for Pax?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

3. What type of bird does Pax see in Chapter 3 as he waits by the road for Peter?
(a) Vulture.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Red-tailed hawk.
(d) Goshawk.

4. In Pax's pen at Peter's house, what is the floor of the pen made of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Tarp.

5. What type of bird does the fox see and hear as he turns to take his toy to his boy in Chapter 1?
(a) Jay.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Owl.
(d) Robin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which bone does the woman in Chapter 8 say that Peter has broken?

2. Who does Pax see at the end of Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 4, how long does the moon light Peter's way?

4. Who will mail letters for Vola?

5. In Chapter 14, how many times does Peter circle around the cabin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Peter have to leave Pax at the beginning of the novel?

2. Why did Bristle and Runt's parents go to a humans' farm?

3. What are Vola's three conditions for helping Peter?

4. Why was it not safe for Pax to be near the hillside and meadow with the other foxes in Chapter 7?

5. How does the fox sense that the car is slowing in Chapter 1?

6. What does Peter ask Vola to help him do in Chapter 10?

7. What does Gray tell Bristle, Runt, and his mate that he will do in Chapter 9?

8. How does Runt help Pax in Chapter 13?

9. What is special about the bracelet Peter carries?

10. What does Peter look like when he sees his reflection in a store window?

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