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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 times has Vola told Peter that they should always tell the truth?
2. What direction does Pax run after Gray dies?
3. What does Vola bring Peter to eat in Chapter 19?
4. What type of birds are in the tree that Pax climbs in Chapter 25?
5. In Chapter 19, how long has Peter been at Vola's?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Peter believe that Vola would be a good teacher?
2. What has Peter seen as he traveled toward the evacuated area?
3. What are the three conditions that Peter asked Vola to follow in return for him waiting until morning to leave?
4. How does Pax describe tears?
5. Why is Pax relieved at the beginning of Chapter 29 when he sees Bristle and Runt outside?
6. What does Peter remember in Chapter 20 that Pax did that might have saved his life?
7. How does Peter get up a ten-foot sheer rock wall in Chapter 28?
8. What happens to Pax when Runt runs into the field in Chapter 19?
9. What is good about the location where Pax, Bristle, and Runt are staying in Chapter 25?
10. How is Gray doing at the beginning of Chapter 17?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Gray is kind to Pax. What does Gray teach Pax? What type of relationship do they have? How does their relationship change as they travel together, and how does it affect Pax and the way he is maturing?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Pax has believed that humans are basically good. How does Pax feel about humans at the beginning of the novel? What does Pax learn about humans as the novel progresses? What does he learn about Peter? How and why do Pax’s view of humans begin to change in the book?
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