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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 is Vola wearing in Chapter 22?
2. How long do Pax, Runt, and Bristle play in Chapter 29?
3. What does Peter's father do as a civilian?
4. What is the name of the soldier's dog in Chapter 26?
5. In Chapter 30, what type of tree does Peter remember standing by the mill?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the three conditions that Peter asked Vola to follow in return for him waiting until morning to leave?
2. How does Pax describe tears?
3. Why does a soldier let Peter into the evacuated area?
4. What does Peter see in Chapter 30?
5. What is good about the location where Pax, Bristle, and Runt are staying in Chapter 25?
6. What does Pax see in Chapter 19 when he returns to the area where Gray's body rests?
7. What does Peter remember in Chapter 20 that Pax did that might have saved his life?
8. How does Gray die?
9. How does Vola help Peter understand the marionettes and how to work them?
10. How does Bristle teach Pax to hunt?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Peter has dealt with coyotes before he scares them away at the end of the novel. What does Peter think about when he hears the sounds of coyotes during his journey? What do coyotes have to do with Peter and his mother? How does Peter handle the situation with the coyotes that are threatening Pax and Bristle? In what way is that incident a chance for Peter to redeem himself?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Peter and Pax are two, but not two. In what ways are Peter and Pax bonded with one another? In what ways are they separate from one another? How does the theme of inseparability relate to Peter and Pax?
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