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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. What book did Vola find on the body of the man she killed?

2. In Chapter 23, how long has it been since the humans left Pax?

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

4. What does Peter want to carve in Chapter 18?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Pax describe tears?

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

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

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

7. What has Peter seen as he traveled toward the evacuated area?

8. How does Bristle teach Pax to hunt?

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

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

Vola wants nothing to do with Peter when she finds him in her barn. How would you describe the relationship between Vola and Peter when they first meet? How does Peter convince her to help him? How does their time together change what they think of one another? How does relationship grow? How would you describe their relationship by the time they part?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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