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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. In Chapter 30, what type of tree does Peter remember standing by the mill?

2. How many miles does Vola want Peter to ride a bus in Chapter 22?

3. What does Vola mean in Italian?

4. As Pax, Bristle, and Runt hide in cattail reeds in Chapter 23, what do they see?

5. In Chapter 17, how long have the foxes rested across the water from the war-sick camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three conditions that Peter asked Vola to follow in return for him waiting until morning to leave?

2. Why does Peter believe that Vola would be a good teacher?

3. What does Pax see in Chapter 19 when he returns to the area where Gray's body rests?

4. What wakes Pax in Chapter 27?

5. What is Pax thinking about the meals he has had in Chapter 23?

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

7. How does Bristle lure the coyote away from Runt?

8. How does Bristle teach Pax to hunt?

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

10. What does Peter see when he emerges from the woods in Chapter 28?

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

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?

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