Reading Comprehension - Pax by Sara Pennypacker

Which two inferences can be made from the information in paragraph 7?

What effect does the point of view have on the reader in paragraph 10? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

Which two statements can be determined about the fox from his reaction in paragraphs 10-11?

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A The memory that the fox recalls in paragraph 20 suggests that he will - Part B Which excerpt from paragraph 20 best supports the answer to Part A?

In paragraph 11, the Latin prefix dis- signifies what in the word displease?

• Emphasis on

• Same as

• Opposite of

• More of

In paragraph 20, the author chooses words that illustrate the connection between the -

• fox and the boy

• fox and the birds

• lightning and the fox

• lightning and the birds

Which detail first indicates to the fox that this car trip will be different from the others?

• The boy's suitcase beside them in the car

• Unfamiliar scents from outside the car

• The boy crying but not in pain

• The boy not being as calm as usual

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 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 character 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