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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 10, where does Peter stop?

2. In Chapter 4, how far does Peter have to go before he hits the highway?

3. How old is Peter's father?

4. What is Peter's first mistake of the trip in Chapter 4?

5. What does the fox realize his boy is doing at the beginning of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Pax's early life like?

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

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

4. In Chapter 7, how does Pax feel after he moves back to the road to wait for his humans?

5. What does Pax see when he looks down into the meadow in Chapter 9?

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

7. What is special about the bracelet Peter carries?

8. How does Vola set Peter's foot?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The relationship between Pax and Bristle changes in the novel. What is their relationship like when they first meet? How does their relationship change? Why does it change?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Peter carries his mother’s bracelet with him when he leaves his grandfather’s house. What does the bracelet look like? Why does Peter carry it with him? What does it symbolize to Peter, and what did it symbolize for his mother?

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