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

2. What does the fox realize his boy is doing at the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 7, in which direction does the hillside face?

4. When did Runt's mother go to the humans' farm?

5. In Chapter 10, where does Peter stop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Bristle and Runt's parents go to a humans' farm?

2. How does the fox sense that the car is slowing in Chapter 1?

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

4. What things does Peter have that he kept after his mother died?

5. In Chapter 7, how does Pax feel after he moves back to the road to wait for his humans?

6. How does Runt help Pax in Chapter 13?

7. Why does Peter have to leave Pax at the beginning of the novel?

8. How does Vola treat Peter's injury?

9. What does Runt look like?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pax is not welcomed by some of the wild foxes. How do the wild foxes treat Pax? Why do they treat him the way they do? How does Pax gain acceptance by the wild foxes?

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

Peter welcomes his father’s hug when they meet toward the end of the novel. What type of relationship do the two have? How do the experiences in the novel affect their relationship?

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