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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 photographs does Peter's grandfather have on his mantel?

2. What color vests are the men wearing that Pax sees in Chapter 15?

3. Who follows Pax in Chapter 13?

4. What does Peter remember was the first thing he ate when he came to Vola's a year ago?

5. What has Peter secretly named Ben's sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Peter help Jade and Samuel get across a river?

2. How does Pax burn his paw in Chapter 13?

3. What pond does Jade tell Peter about?

4. What is the pond like where Pax and his daughter drink in Chapter 15?

5. What is Peter doing at the beginning of Chapter 2?

6. How does Pax care for his daughter in Chapter 17?

7. What does Vola tell Peter in Chapter 6 when she sees the job he has done building his cabin?

8. In Chapter 11, how has Pax prepared Bristle and the kits for his absence?

9. What does Vola fix for dinner when Peter's grandfather comes for supper in Chapter 10?

10. In Chapter 7, what happens when Pax is outside with his daughter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in Pax, Journey Home? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Pax and the female kit have a close relationship. How would you describe the relationship between Pax and his female kit? What interactions between them reveal the type of relationship that they have?

Essay Topic 3

Peter struggles with his emotions at the mill site in Chapter 26. How does he struggle with his emotions at the mill site? How does Jade try to him help him? Does she make the situation better or worse?

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