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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 many of Vola's puppets are human?

2. In Chapter 23, how many times since the humans left Pax, has he had a meal big enough to fill his belly?

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

4. What does Pax catch for Bristle and Runt to eat in Chapter 29?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Peter see in Chapter 30?

3. What wakes Pax in Chapter 27?

4. How does Pax describe tears?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Gray die?

10. Why is Pax relieved at the beginning of Chapter 29 when he sees Bristle and Runt outside?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Peter carries his mother’s bracelet with him when he leaves his grandfather’s house. What does the bracelet look like? Why does Peter carry it with him? What does it symbolize to Peter, and what did it symbolize for his mother?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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