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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 long does Peter need to be able to hike on rough terrain using crutches in order to be able to go and search for Pax?
2. When did the next kit from Runt's litter die after Bristle and her mother went to the farm?
3. What type of bird does Pax see in Chapter 3 as he waits by the road for Peter?
4. Which bone does the woman in Chapter 8 say that Peter has broken?
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. How had Peter handled fracturing his thumb?
3. How does Pax feel at the beginning of Chapter 13?
4. What do Peter and Vola eat in Chapter 12?
5. What does Gray tell Bristle, Runt, and his mate that he will do in Chapter 9?
6. What does Peter look like when he sees his reflection in a store window?
7. What does Runt look like?
8. What are Vola's three conditions for helping Peter?
9. What things does Peter have that he kept after his mother died?
10. What sense of the war does Pax get from the crows?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Peter and Pax are two, but not two. In what ways are Peter and Pax bonded with one another? In what ways are they separate from one another? How does the theme of inseparability relate to Peter and Pax?
Essay Topic 3
Peter experiences feelings of guilt and anger when he thinks about his mother and her death. Why is Peter experiencing feelings of both built and anger when he thinks about his mother and her death? What was their relationship like? How did her death affect Peter and the young man he is becoming?
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