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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 type of nuts does Vola use for muffins in Chapter 19?

2. What body part does Runt lose when he runs into an explosive in Chapter 19?

3. What people food does Pax give Bristle in Chapter 25?

4. What does Peter damage in Chapter 28?

5. What does Pax catch for Bristle and Runt to eat in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vola have marionettes?

2. What happens to Pax when Runt runs into the field in Chapter 19?

3. Why does Peter agree to spend the night before leaving in Chapter 22?

4. How long after his mother's death did it take Peter to have a day where he did not think of her all day?

5. How does Peter get up a ten-foot sheer rock wall in Chapter 28?

6. What does Pax see in Chapter 19 when he returns to the area where Gray's body rests?

7. How is Peter feeling and why at the beginning of Chapter 16?

8. What does Peter see in Chapter 30?

9. What wakes Pax in Chapter 27?

10. How does Vola help Peter understand the marionettes and how to work them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vola served in the war. How did the war affect Vola? What was she diagnosed with when she left the military? How did that make it difficult for her to cope with life? What did Vola believe she lost because of the war and how was that different from the standard definition of post-traumatic stress syndrome?

Essay Topic 2

\How does the author use cliffhangers to create suspense? What other literary techniques does the author use to create suspense? How does the use of suspense affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Vola is angered by humans who start wars, but do not tell the truth about the effects war has on people and on land. What experiences has Vola had in war? What effects has she had to endure because of war? How have those experiences shaped the way she describes war and its effects to Peter? What does Peter learn about war? How does he come to view war and how does that affect the choices he makes?

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