PAX CHAPTER 1-14 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Why does Peter carry his mom's charm bracelet? - Answer- His mom always wore it,
and he played with the charm as a baby p 117
What did Peter's mom tell him the meaning behind the phoenix is? - Answer- No matter
how bad things go, we could always make ourselves new again. p. 117
What is a phoenix? - Answer- An old bird that rises out of its own ashes as new again p.
117
How old was Peter the last time he ever saw his mother? - Answer- 7 p. 47
What happen to Peter's mom? - Answer- She left to buy groceries one day and never
came home - car crash p. 47
After Peter's mom died, what did Peter do during his hour of therapy? - Answer- He
would play with and crash toy cars p. 48
When Peter had enough during a therapy session what did he do to let the therapist
know? - Answer- He would take a piece of candy - a green jolly rancher p. 49
When Peter asked his grandfather about the picture of his father and his dog, what did
he say that really disturbed Peter? - Answer- He told Peter that "The apple doesn't fall
far from the tree" p. 15
Why does the saying "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree" upset Peter? - Answer-
He doesn't want be angry and have a bad temper like his father.
What animal's sound reminds Peter of a bad memory about his mother? - Answer- A
coyote
What did Peter see when he looked at his reflection in a store window? - Answer- He
looked like a runaway with leaves in his hair, a sunburned nose, and mud on his
sweatshirt p. 31
What did Peter buy from the hardware store? - Answer- A flashlight p. 33
, What did Peter do to disguise himself from the police? - Answer- He put red clay dirt in
his hair and changed his clothes p. 34
How old was Pax when Peter rescued him? - Answer- 16 days old. p. 36
What is a vixen? - Answer- A female fox p. 37
What word did Pax know well because it was often linked to his own name or the boy's
name? - Answer- No p.3
What was Pax's favorite toy? - Answer- An old plastic toy soldier p.4
What did Peter do in order to leave Pax in the woods and get away? - Answer- He threw
the toy solder into the brush so that Pax would go and fetch it. While he was looking for
it his dad drove away. p.7
What did Pax use to help him find the toy soldier whenever it had been thrown for him?
- Answer- Peter's scent p.6
Who did Pax feel he had to protect Peter from? - Answer- Peter's father and his anger
How old is Peter? - Answer- 12 p10
Where did Peter find a picture of his father and a black and white dog? - Answer- At his
grandfather's in an old cookie tin under a mound of plastic toy soldiers. p. 10
Why did Peter's father tell him he had to leave him at his grandfather's for a while? -
Answer- He had to go lay wire for the war. p.11
Why did Peter's father make him release Pax into the wild? - Answer- Peter had to go
stay with his grandfather, and said that he was old and didn't need Pax underfoot. p.11
What causes Peter's anxiety attacks? - Answer- He believes that something bad always
happens when he isn't where he is suppose to be. p.18
What memory made Peter decide to go retrieve Pax from the woods where he left him?
- Answer- He wasn't where he should've been (in the garden) the night the coyotes
killed the rabbit. He wasn't where he should've been the, which was looking for Pax p.18
How far from home, and from Pax, was Peter? - Answer- 300 miles p.20
How long did Peter estimate it would take him to walk back where he and his father left
Pax? - Answer- If he took a short cut he could cut it down to 200 miles. Then he would
walk 30 miles a day for 7 days. p. 20
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Why does Peter carry his mom's charm bracelet? - Answer- His mom always wore it,
and he played with the charm as a baby p 117
What did Peter's mom tell him the meaning behind the phoenix is? - Answer- No matter
how bad things go, we could always make ourselves new again. p. 117
What is a phoenix? - Answer- An old bird that rises out of its own ashes as new again p.
117
How old was Peter the last time he ever saw his mother? - Answer- 7 p. 47
What happen to Peter's mom? - Answer- She left to buy groceries one day and never
came home - car crash p. 47
After Peter's mom died, what did Peter do during his hour of therapy? - Answer- He
would play with and crash toy cars p. 48
When Peter had enough during a therapy session what did he do to let the therapist
know? - Answer- He would take a piece of candy - a green jolly rancher p. 49
When Peter asked his grandfather about the picture of his father and his dog, what did
he say that really disturbed Peter? - Answer- He told Peter that "The apple doesn't fall
far from the tree" p. 15
Why does the saying "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree" upset Peter? - Answer-
He doesn't want be angry and have a bad temper like his father.
What animal's sound reminds Peter of a bad memory about his mother? - Answer- A
coyote
What did Peter see when he looked at his reflection in a store window? - Answer- He
looked like a runaway with leaves in his hair, a sunburned nose, and mud on his
sweatshirt p. 31
What did Peter buy from the hardware store? - Answer- A flashlight p. 33
, What did Peter do to disguise himself from the police? - Answer- He put red clay dirt in
his hair and changed his clothes p. 34
How old was Pax when Peter rescued him? - Answer- 16 days old. p. 36
What is a vixen? - Answer- A female fox p. 37
What word did Pax know well because it was often linked to his own name or the boy's
name? - Answer- No p.3
What was Pax's favorite toy? - Answer- An old plastic toy soldier p.4
What did Peter do in order to leave Pax in the woods and get away? - Answer- He threw
the toy solder into the brush so that Pax would go and fetch it. While he was looking for
it his dad drove away. p.7
What did Pax use to help him find the toy soldier whenever it had been thrown for him?
- Answer- Peter's scent p.6
Who did Pax feel he had to protect Peter from? - Answer- Peter's father and his anger
How old is Peter? - Answer- 12 p10
Where did Peter find a picture of his father and a black and white dog? - Answer- At his
grandfather's in an old cookie tin under a mound of plastic toy soldiers. p. 10
Why did Peter's father tell him he had to leave him at his grandfather's for a while? -
Answer- He had to go lay wire for the war. p.11
Why did Peter's father make him release Pax into the wild? - Answer- Peter had to go
stay with his grandfather, and said that he was old and didn't need Pax underfoot. p.11
What causes Peter's anxiety attacks? - Answer- He believes that something bad always
happens when he isn't where he is suppose to be. p.18
What memory made Peter decide to go retrieve Pax from the woods where he left him?
- Answer- He wasn't where he should've been (in the garden) the night the coyotes
killed the rabbit. He wasn't where he should've been the, which was looking for Pax p.18
How far from home, and from Pax, was Peter? - Answer- 300 miles p.20
How long did Peter estimate it would take him to walk back where he and his father left
Pax? - Answer- If he took a short cut he could cut it down to 200 miles. Then he would
walk 30 miles a day for 7 days. p. 20
