Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. What is Pax’s favorite toy?

2. What was the relationship between Peter’s father and his dog?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why doesn’t Pax want to go back to Peter’s original home?

Paired Resource

“Deep Connections: The Power of the Human-Animal Bond”

• This brief article includes a bulleted list of benefits that result from a close connection with an animal.
• What benefits did Peter likely experience while having Pax for a pet? What context clues in Chapters 1-3 lead you to think so?

Chapters 4-7

Reading Check

1. What does Peter stop to buy in the middle of the day?

2. What nickname does Pax give Bristle?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What physical gestures do foxes make when they expect submission? Why does the Vixen employ this gesture, and how is this moment significant?

2. Why does Peter lie when his therapist asks him if he ever felt angry?

Paired Resource

“Abandonment Trauma: Effects and Symptoms in Children and Adults”