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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. An hour after the attack by the other fox, where does Gray sit to rest?

2. What type of candy did Peter always take from the bowl when he went to see a therapist?

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

4. How long has Peter lifted logs in Chapter 14?

5. What type of bird does Pax see in Chapter 3 as he waits by the road for Peter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Peter's condition when he gets to the jog in the wall where he saw the deer earlier?

5. What are the first two mistakes that Peter makes in Chapter 4?

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

7. How does Runt help Pax in Chapter 13?

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

9. What does the woman look like that Peter sees when he wakes in Chapter 8?

10. What do Peter and Vola eat in Chapter 12?

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

The story is told from Peter and from Pax’s points of view. Analyze the impact of the author’s choice to tell the story from those two viewpoints. How does the use of two viewpoints affect how the story can be told? How does the use of multiple viewpoints affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Pax has believed that humans are basically good. How does Pax feel about humans at the beginning of the novel? What does Pax learn about humans as the novel progresses? What does he learn about Peter? How and why do Pax’s view of humans begin to change in the book?

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