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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 4, how far does Peter have to go before he hits the highway?

2. What charm is on Peter's mother's bracelet?

3. What was the name of Peter's father's dog when he was a kid?

4. How many years has Peter cared for Pax?

5. What color is Peter's hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sense of the war does Pax get from the crows?

2. What things does Peter have that he kept after his mother died?

3. How did Bristle and Runt's parents die?

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

5. How does Pax feel at the beginning of Chapter 13?

6. Why does Peter watch a kid on the ball field who is wearing a red t-shirt?

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

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

9. Why does Pax decide to wait by the road after Peter and his father left?

10. How does Bristle catch a rat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peter welcomes his father’s hug when they meet toward the end of the novel. What type of relationship do the two have? How do the experiences in the novel affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Vola is angered by humans who start wars, but do not tell the truth about the effects war has on people and on land. What experiences has Vola had in war? What effects has she had to endure because of war? How have those experiences shaped the way she describes war and its effects to Peter? What does Peter learn about war? How does he come to view war and how does that affect the choices he makes?

Essay Topic 3

Peter has dealt with coyotes before he scares them away at the end of the novel. What does Peter think about when he hears the sounds of coyotes during his journey? What do coyotes have to do with Peter and his mother? How does Peter handle the situation with the coyotes that are threatening Pax and Bristle? In what way is that incident a chance for Peter to redeem himself?

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