Reading Comprehension - Pax by Sara Pennypacker

Which two inferences can be made from the information in paragraph 7?

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What effect does the point of view have on the reader in paragraph 10? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

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Which two statements can be determined about the fox from his reaction in paragraphs 10-11?

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This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A The memory that the fox recalls in paragraph 20 suggests that he will - Part B Which excerpt from paragraph 20 best supports the answer to Part A?

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In paragraph 11, the Latin prefix dis- signifies what in the word displease?

• Emphasis on

• Same as

• Opposite of

• More of

In paragraph 20, the author chooses words that illustrate the connection between the -

• fox and the boy

• fox and the birds

• lightning and the fox

• lightning and the birds

Which detail first indicates to the fox that this car trip will be different from the others?

• The boy's suitcase beside them in the car

• Unfamiliar scents from outside the car

• The boy crying but not in pain

• The boy not being as calm as usual

Read this sentence from paragraph 10. The car juddered to a full stop and tilted off to the right, a cloud of dust rising beyond the window. What is another correct way to write this sentence?

• The car juddered to a full stop, tilted off to the right, and a cloud of dust rising beyond the window.

• When the car juddered to a full stop and tilted off to the right, a cloud of dust rose beyond the window.

• The car juddered to a full stop and tilted off to the right. A cloud of dust rising beyond the window.

• The car juddered to a full stop and then it tilted off to the right when a cloud of dust rose beyond the window.

What is the point of view in paragraph 1 of the passage?

• First person, from the boy's perspective

• First person, from the fox's perspective

• Third-person limited, from the fox's perspective

• Third-person omniscient, from the boy's perspective

The author's word choice in paragraph 15 contributes to developing the fox's character by demonstrating -

• how helpless and frightened the fox is when he is alone

• how the fox does not trust the boy completely

• the fox's nature to be silly and act carelessly

• the fox's loyalty and his loving attitude toward the boy