Pax Chapter 20

Why does Peter do a different play from the one Vola wants to see?

• Peter does not like the play she wants him to perform

• Peter wants revenge for Vola not allowing him to find Pax.

• Peter wants to show her the truth about herself.

• Peter thinks the play he will perform is better suited to her needs.

"My boy is not war-sick. But he has changed. He is now false-acting."

What does false-acting mean?

• dramatic

• dishonest

• faithful

• true

"Vola stared straight ahead, right through him, her face as rigid as if it had been carved of wood."

Using the above simile, what does rigid mean?

• relaxed

• calm

• flexible

• stiff

"Go through, it meant. Go through right now and I won’t harm you. The pact was reliable. Pax sped past him into the safety of the night."

Who let Pax pass through safely?

• Peter

• Peter's dad

• Peter's grandfather

• Vola

"Bristle called to Runt, who was watching a wandering vole. He didn’t even flick his ears toward his sister. And Pax understood".

What did Pax understand?

• Runt was hopeless

• Runt was having difficulty moving

• Runt didn't care

• Runt can't hear

What are Peter's 3 conditions to Vola?

• 1.For Vola to wear her prosthetic leg, and not the wooden leg.

  2. To donate all her puppets to the library.

  3. To teach the kids twice a week on how to use the marionettes.

• 1.For Vola to go with him and search for Pax.

  2. To offer him wisdom, and tell him what to do.

  3. To change the way she speaks.

• 1.For Vola to leave the barn.

  2. To wear her prosthetic leg.

  3. For Vola to work in the library

• 1. For Vola to go to the library

  2. To get a job

  3. To take care of chickens

What was Peter's second bad memory?

• Yelling at his mother

• Losing his bat.

• Losing his temper, and batting his mother's blue globe.

• Running away

Vola means ______ but her parents called her Ti Poul which means_________

• little chicken/fly

• fly/little chicken

• flower/bird

• bird/flower

Vola regarded Peter as _____?

• A friend

• an immature boy

• A boy with temper issues

• Family

"Pax cleaned her ears and her throat and her muzzle. And after a moment, Bristle returned the care. Cheek to cheek, the two foxes groomed each other. Bristle stopped to sniff Pax deeply."

What did Bristle say to Pax?

• You smell like humans

• Get away from me

• What are you doing?

• You don't smell of humans now.