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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 has Vola been telling the story of Sinbad in her barn?

2. In Chapter 23, what was Pax's last meal?

3. What food does Bristle bring Pax in Chapter 25?

4. Where does Bristle take shelter when she fights in Chapter 29?

5. In Chapter 26, how long does a soldier say that the area where Peter is has been evacuated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peter see in Chapter 30?

2. Why does Vola have marionettes?

3. What is good about the location where Pax, Bristle, and Runt are staying in Chapter 25?

4. Why does a soldier let Peter into the evacuated area?

5. What happens to Pax when Runt runs into the field in Chapter 19?

6. How long after his mother's death did it take Peter to have a day where he did not think of her all day?

7. How does Gray die?

8. What does Peter remember in Chapter 20 that Pax did that might have saved his life?

9. How does Bristle teach Pax to hunt?

10. How does Vola help Peter understand the marionettes and how to work them?

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

The role of family among the foxes is an important theme. How does the author portray the importance of family to foxes? Are fox families only comprised of genetic families? How does Pax become a part of a fox family?

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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