Pax Novel

How does Peter’s “not being where he should be” relate to how  his mother died?

• Peter was off at summer camp when his mom died.
• Peter and his father were fighting outside when his mom died from an accident inside the house.
• Peter's grandfather was driving his mother home and lost control of the car.
• Peter had been angry, so his mother left him home while she went to the store and was killed in a car accident.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why doesn't Peter want to be like his father?

• His father is too kind and caring toward others.
• His father is angry and abusive and doesn't show affection to Peter or Pax.
• Peter wants to go to college instead of becoming a soldier.
• Peter doesn't like dogs as much as his dad does.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What happens while Peter is walking to find Pax in the trees along the highway?

• He tripped on a root and broke his foot.
• A bear chased him up a tree.
• His grandfather was waiting for him with the police.
• Pax found him and ran to get help.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Peter ends up hiding out in a barn.  Who does it belong to?

• Grandfather
• Vola
• Police Officer
• Army

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the reason Peter gives Vola for being in her barn?

• He is hiding from the police.
• He ran away from home to look for his fox.
• He was taking a shortcut home from batting practice.
• He is meeting up with his father at a military camp.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What changed Vola's life?

• Motherhood
• War
• School
• Church

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Vola tell Peter she remembers about herself?

• She would have been a good nurse.
• She would have been a good mother.
• She would have been a good bus driver.
• She would have been a good teacher.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Runt lose his leg?

• In an explosion set by the soldiers
• In a fight with a coyote
• Bristle does it to teach him to stay
• Pax pushes him down a steep ravine

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Peter blame himself for?

• His father's anger
• Pax's death
• His mother's death and letting Pax go
• His grandfather's heart attack

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who does Pax meet at the military camp while taking peanut butter?

• Peter's Grandfather
• Vola
• Peter
• Peter's Father

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6