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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 tall is Peter?

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

3. How old does Peter think the woman is that he sees when he awakes in Chapter 8?

4. How old is Peter?

5. How many foxes are in the meadow when Gray and Pax return in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the fox sense that the car is slowing in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Peter see when he wakes in Chapter 6?

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

8. How had Peter handled fracturing his thumb?

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

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

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

Both Peter and Pax grow and mature in the novel. How would you describe the maturity level of each of them at the beginning of the novel? How do they mature and come of age through events in the novel?

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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