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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 much time does Vola give Peter in Chapter 18 to put Sinbad back together?

2. What type of bird is the puppet that Vola has made?

3. What type of nuts does Vola use for muffins in Chapter 19?

4. What does Bristle fight in Chapter 29?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 20, what has Peter done that morning?

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

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

4. How does Bristle teach Pax to hunt?

5. How does Peter get up a ten-foot sheer rock wall in Chapter 28?

6. Why does Peter agree to spend the night before leaving in Chapter 22?

7. What does Peter see in Chapter 30?

8. How is Peter feeling and why at the beginning of Chapter 16?

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

10. How is Gray doing at the beginning of Chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peter often denies that he is angry. Why does Peter attempt to control his anger? With whom or what does he associate anger? What does Vola say about humans and anger? Why does Peter believe that anger is dangerous? What does Vola teach Peter about anger? What does Peter learn about anger and how it should be used? How does that affect how Peter handles his anger by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Vola told Peter how she killed a soldier in the war. How did Vola feel about killing before and after killing that particular soldier? Why did she feel that she needed to do penance for the man’s death? How did she do penance?

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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