Pax Quiz

Which is NOT an "Academic Vocabulary" word for our story: from Pax by Sara Pennypacker?

• benefit & distinct

• environment & illustrate

• factor & specific

• respond & displease

According to Paragraph 11/Sentence 13 from our story: from Pax, "The fox would not displease his humans today." What is the meaning of the word: displease?

• To annoy or irritate.

• To damage or harm.

• To worry and cause stress.

• To fix.

According to our story: from Pax, the fox had to be brought back to its natural environment. What is the meaning of our "academic vocabulary" word: environment?

• To show by examples (VERB); demonstrate

• The natural world surrounding someone or something. (NOUN); habitat

• Easy to tell apart (ADJECTIVE); distinguish

• To answer (VERB); reply

In Pax, the boy felt anxiety during the car ride. Which is the best synonym for anxiety?

• sad

• uneasy

• angry

• indifferent

What do the birds represent to Pax?

• Freedom

• A Threat

• Sadness

• Anxiety

What point of view is "Pax" told from?

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

Who wrote "Pax"?

• Bob Nickelback

• Sara Pennypacker

• Mary Silverstein

• Stan Baker

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 word choice 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

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 going somewhere away from home.

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