Pax Comprehension

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 the sentence emphasizes the —

• fox’s ability to know where they are

• fox’s dislike of being in the car

• way the boy feels about the fox

• way the fox feels about the woodlands

Select the TWO inferences that 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 going somewhere away from home.

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 effect does the point of view have on the reader in paragraph 10?

• It allows you to see what the fox is feeling and smelling, but prevents you from understanding what the people are doing or saying.

• It allows you to understand what the boy and his father are saying and feeling but it prevents you from seeing what the fox's feelings are.

• It allows you to hear and understand the feelings of all three characters.

• It prevents you from really seeing or understanding what anyone is saying or feeling.

What does the journey through the forest symbolize for Peter?

• A test of his survival skills

• His transition from childhood to adulthood

• His fear of being alone

• His interest in nature

What does "reserved" mean in the sentence: "She was reserved at the party, speaking very little to the guests"?

• Booked

• Quiet and restrained in manner

• Excited

• Confused

Select the two statements that can be determined about the fox from his reaction in paragraphs 10–11.

• He is very trusting of the boy.

• He likes the boy’s father.

• He is not easily scared or upset.

• He studies his humans carefully.

• He enjoys being in the woods.

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 voice 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

In paragraph 20, the author uses a simile, a comparison using like or as, to illustrate the connection between the —

• fox and the boy

• fox and the birds

• lightning and the fox

• lightning and the birds