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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 many trees does Vola have to care for?
2. What color is Peter's hair?
3. In Chapter 4, how far does Peter have to go before he hits the highway?
4. How did Runt and Bristle's parents die?
5. How many times did Pax have to move his food bowl when he first lived with Peter, before his boy realized that was where Pax wanted the bowl to stay?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Peter have to leave Pax at the beginning of the novel?
2. How had Peter handled fracturing his thumb?
3. What does Runt look like?
4. What is Peter's condition when he gets to the jog in the wall where he saw the deer earlier?
5. Why was it not safe for Pax to be near the hillside and meadow with the other foxes in Chapter 7?
6. Why does Peter watch a kid on the ball field who is wearing a red t-shirt?
7. What does Peter look like when he sees his reflection in a store window?
8. What are the first two mistakes that Peter makes in Chapter 4?
9. What does Peter ask Vola to help him do in Chapter 10?
10. How does Runt help Pax in Chapter 13?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
The plastic toy soldier is a symbol in the novel. What does the toy soldier symbolize in relation to Peter and Pax? What does it symbolize about Peter’s father? Why is the toy soldier important to the plot?
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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