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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 8, what does the woman wear around her neck that Peter sees when he wakes?

2. What does the woman wear that Peter sees when he wakes in Chapter 8?

3. In which of his mother's litters was Runt born?

4. How tall is Peter?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what is the only thing that Pax has seen all day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Peter watch a kid on the ball field who is wearing a red t-shirt?

2. How did Bristle and Runt's parents die?

3. What does Runt look like?

4. What does Gray tell Bristle, Runt, and his mate that he will do in Chapter 9?

5. Why was it not safe for Pax to be near the hillside and meadow with the other foxes in Chapter 7?

6. How does Vola set Peter's foot?

7. What does Peter look like when he sees his reflection in a store window?

8. What does the woman look like that Peter sees when he wakes in Chapter 8?

9. What was Pax's early life like?

10. How does Vola treat Peter's injury?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The plastic toy soldier is a symbol in the novel. What does the toy soldier symbolize in relation to Peter and Pax? What does it symbolize about Peter’s father? Why is the toy soldier important to the plot?

Essay Topic 3

The story is told from Peter and from Pax’s points of view. Analyze the impact of the author’s choice to tell the story from those two viewpoints. How does the use of two viewpoints affect how the story can be told? How does the use of multiple viewpoints affect the plot?

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