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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 34, what time does Peter drag his mattress off the bed and shove it out the window?
(a) Around noon.
(b) 6 p.m.
(c) Around midnight.
(d) 3 p.m.

2. In Chapter 23, what insects drift off the water?
(a) Banded demoiselle.
(b) Shad flies.
(c) Whirligig beetles.
(d) Dragonflies.

3. In Chapter 32, what type of fence does Peter pass where he used to feed a horse?
(a) Split-rail.
(b) Electric.
(c) Barbed wire.
(d) Chain-link.

4. What does Peter use when he shows Jade and Samuel how to make a lean-to in Chapter 24?
(a) Juniper boughs.
(b) Raincoats over a thicket.
(c) Dead branches and leaves.
(d) Cedar boughs.

5. In Chapter 32 when Peter looks at the river on his way to the mill, how much wider is the river than it used to be?
(a) A good 12 feet at each side.
(b) A good 5 feet at each side.
(c) A good 15 feet at each side.
(d) A good 10 feet at each side.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Pax and the vixen take shelter during the storm in Chapter 25?

2. In Chapter 21, about how long have Peter and his companions been gone when Pax reaches their cold campfire?

3. After three days at the pond in Chapter 19, which of the vixen's legs twitches after she tries to stand?

4. What type of fruit trees does Peter consider planting in Chapter 36?

5. In Chapter 34, how long does Peter remember that he spent with Pax?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 33, why does Pax not connect with Peter the first time he sees him?

2. What knife does Peter find in Chapter 30?

3. In Chapter 30, what does Peter see in his old bedroom?

4. Why does Peter throw something at Pax's kit in Chapter 38?

5. In Chapter 28, what does Peter remember about an encounter with a guard at the mill last year?

6. What does Peter remember about the last time he spoke to his father?

7. Why is the river where Peter, Jade, and Samuel are in Chapter 22 special to Jade?

8. What advice does Jade give Peter in Chapter 26?

9. How does Pax's daughter act during the three days the rest at the still pond in Chapter 19?

10. What happens when Pax and her daughter are swept up by the river?

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