Pax Comprehension Questions

Read this sentence from paragraph 1.

He stretched up from his boy's lap and sniffed at threads of scent leaking in through the window, which told him they were now traveling into woodlands.

The figurative language in this sentence emphasizes that ---

• the scents of the woodlands were separate and easy to distinguish

• the smell of the woods was overpowering

• the fox was immediately reminded of memories of his youth in the woods

• the scents were so faint that only someone with strong senses could detect them

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

• The boy and his father will soon be separated.

• The boy’s comfort is very important to the fox.

• The fox’s comfort is very important to the boy.

• The fox does not know the boy very well.

• The boy is leaving home and will be gone for a while.

Which statement can be determined about the fox from his reaction in paragraphs 11?

• He is very trusting of his boy.

• He is very trusting of his boy’s father.

• He is not easily scared or disturbed.

• He is concerned about what his humans think.

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

• Reversal of please

• Removal of please

• Opposite of please

• Increase of please

Read this sentence from paragraph 12.

The father set the fox down, and the fox bounded out of his reach.

What is another correct way to write this sentence?

• As the father set the fox down, the fox bounded out of his reach.

• The father set the fox down and the fox bounded, out of his reach.

• Then the father set the fox down, the fox bounded out of his reach.

• When the father set the fox down, and the fox bounded out of his reach.

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

• The fox sees his boy’s suitcase beside them in the car.

• The fox notices unfamiliar scents from outside the car.

• The fox notices that his boy is crying but is not in pain.

• The fox sees that his boy is not as calm as he usually is.

Which of the following sentences suggests that the boy feels anxious?

• The fox felt the car slow before the boy did, as he felt everything first.

• The boys sensed something now, too.

• He pulled his pet back to him and gripped his baseball glove more tightly.

• His boy did not resist, so the fox did not resist.

What happens at the end of the selection?

• The boy and the fox go home together.

• The father takes the boy shopping for a dog.

• The boy jumps out of the car and runs after the fox.

• The fox is left at the edge of the road as the car speeds away.