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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 19, how long has Peter been at Vola's?

2. What does Bristle help Pax hunt in Chapter 25?

3. What direction does Pax run after Gray dies?

4. What wakes Pax at the beginning of Chapter 27?

5. Where does Pax go in Chapter 19 to observe the field where the humans had been?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Peter see in Chapter 30?

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

6. How does Pax describe tears?

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

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

9. How does Bristle teach Pax to hunt?

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

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

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 3

Peter experiences feelings of guilt and anger when he thinks about his mother and her death. Why is Peter experiencing feelings of both built and anger when he thinks about his mother and her death? What was their relationship like? How did her death affect Peter and the young man he is becoming?

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