Pax

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Why is Peter crying en route to his grandfather’s house?

A) He doesn’t like his grandfather.

B) He doesn’t want to leave Pax.

C) He doesn’t want his father to go to war.

D) He tells Pax he will be abandoned.

2. What is the significance of Pax referring to Peter as “his human” and Peter referring to Pax as “his fox”?

A) It means they are too possessive.

B) It means they belong to each other.

C) It means they can’t agree.

D) It means they are confused about who they love.

3. Why does Gray ask Pax if his humans are “false-acting”?

A) Gray thinks humans lie.

B) Gray thinks humans are kind.

C) Gray thinks humans are jealous of animals.

D) Gray thinks animals need humans.

4. How does Peter change through his experiences in the wild?

A. He becomes more respectful of the natural world.

B. He becomes angrier about his mother’s death.

C. He becomes more relaxed and enjoys each moment.

D. He becomes less worried about his family.

5. Why does Gray decide to go south with Pax?

A) To meet Lola

B) To find Peter’s father

C) To go to war

D)To find Peter

6. What does Pax do when another fox sinks his teeth into Gray’s neck?

A) He challenges the attacker.

B) He runs away.

C) He carries Gray to a safe place.

D) He becomes friends with the attacker.

7. What does Vola say when Peter asks her why she doesn’t live with other people?

A) That she’s afraid of loving anyone

B) That she doesn’t want to help people

C) That she’s afraid of hurting people

D) That she’s afraid of going back to war

8. What does Pax smell in the garbage can when he enters the food tent?

A) Eggs

B) Peanut butter

C) Cheese

D) Meat

9. Why is Peter angry when he sees a newspaper clipping he found?

A) It proves that his father knew about the landmines.

B) It proves that his father wanted Pax to run away.

C) It proves that his father didn’t want Peter to live with his grandfather.

D) It proves that the war was a good idea.

10. What does the Haitian Creole word “Dyableman” mean?

A) Devilish

B) Cunning

C) Strong

D) Careful

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. What does Vola mean when she says that people should tell the truth about what war costs?

2. What does Peter notice about how war impacts the landscape?