In the book Pax who noticed things first, the boy or the fox?
The fox
In the book Pax what did Pax do in the car ride that usually made him
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Nudged his muzzle into his glove
In the book Pax what did Pax notice the boy was doing in the car ride?
crying
In the book Pax what did Pax know was in the boy's suitcase that sat beside them on the car seat?
Things from his room; his clothes, the picture from his bureau top, and the items he hid in the bottom drawer.
In the book Pax what was the fox's favorite toy that the boy pulled from his pocket?
A toy soldier
In the book Pax what did the boy do with the toy soldier when he, his dad, and Pax got out of the car when they arrived at the woods?
Threw it into the woods
In the book Pax why was the fox relieved when the boy threw the toy soldier into the woods?
Because they were playing their old game
In the book Pax what happened when Pax retrieved the toy soldier from the leaf litter in the woods?
He waited for his boy to find him, but the boy didn't come
In the book Pax what distracted Pax for just a second as he started to look for his boy?
A blue jay
In the book Pax what did Pax hear that made him tear through the woods in search of his boy?
car doors slamming
In the book Pax what did the fox's boy cry out as the car sped away from him?
"PAX!"
In the book Pax what was the only name Pax knew besides his own?
Peter
In the book Pax where did Peter end up when his car ride was over?
At his grandfather's house
In the book Pax what did Peter find in a battered cookie tin at his grandfather's house?
The rest of the plastic army soldiers
In the book Pax what was in the picture that Peter found in the pile of his dad's toy soldiers?
A picture of his dad with his childhood dog, Duke
In the book Pax how old was Peter when he went to live with his grandfather?
12
In the book Pax what did Peter's grandfather say to him about the fact that he and Peter's dad looked alike?
"...the men in our family, I guess the apples don't fall far from the tree."
In the book Pax why did Peter's dad tell him that Pax couldn't go live at his grandfather's house?
Because his grandfather was older now and couldn't have a fox underfoot
In the book Pax what word did Peter's grandfather use to describe why he didn't like his father's dog, Duke, when he was a child?
underfoot
In the book Pax where did Peter's father go that caused Peter to live with his grandfather?
He went to serve in a war
In the book Pax what supplies had Peter's grandfather gotten him for school?
A spiral notebook, a "beat up thermos", and some pencil stubs
In the book Pax what was Peter's new teacher's name?
Mrs. Ramirez
In the book Pax how did Peter say his grandfather's house smelled?
bitter
In the book Pax what did Peter's dad say his grandfather was always mad about?
Everything. Life.
In the book Pax how was Peter's dad like his grandfather?
He was always angry, especially after his mother died, just like his grandfather was after his grandmother died.
In the book Pax what did Peter's anxiety tell him as he tried to sleep at his grandfather's house?
You aren't where you should be, and something bad is going to happen because you aren't where you should be.
In the book Pax what word did Peter's grandfather use to describe his dad and his dog that haunted Peter?
Inseparable
In the book Pax what strange sensation did Peter have?
That he and Pax had merged
In the book Pax what happened the first time Peter felt that he and Pax had merged?
Pax had seen a bird and Peter felt he had seen it through Pax's eyes.
In the book Pax why had Peter's father said that giving up Pax was the right thing to do?
War was coming and he had to go serve, and Peter had to go away, and it was time for the fox to go back to the wild anyway
In the book Pax what had Peter and his mother planned to do with the rabbit that was eating his mother's tulips?
Trap it and take it to another town
In the book Pax what happened when Peter's trap caught the baby rabbit?
A coyote killed it.
In the book Pax what had made Peter feel so guilty about the coyote killing the baby rabbit when it was trapped?
He felt that he should have been guarding the trap all night OR He wasn't where he should have been.
In the book Pax what did the memory of the baby rabbit getting killed in his mom's garden cause Peter decide?
That leaving Pax was not the right thing to do
In the book Pax what did Peter find on his father's childhood bedroom shelf that would help him on his trip?
An atlas
In the book Pax why had Peter insisted on leaving Pax at the road to the old rope mill?
Because not many people used it and Pax didn't know about traffic
In the book Pax how long did Peter think it would take him to find Pax if he cut through the foothills?
Seven days
In the book Pax what belongings of his mom's had he saved in the bottom drawer of her bureau?
Her gold bracelet with a phoenix charm and 2 more: gardening gloves, a box of her tea, and her candy-can striped knee socks, , and her picture
In the book Pax what items of his mother's did Peter choose to back in his backpack when he ran away?
Her picture and gold bracelet with the phoenix charm
In the book Pax name three items that Peter took from his grandfather's home to pack in his backpack?
A box of raisins, a sleeve of crackers, and a half-empty jar of peanut butter, garbage bags, cheese (name 3)
In the book Pax what did the note that Peter left his grandfather say when he ran away?
I LEFT EARLY. WANTED TO GET A GOOD START ON SCHOOL. (can paraphrase)
In the book Pax how did Peter end up with Pax?
Pax's whole family died and Peter found him in his den.
In the book Pax how did Pax feel about his boy?
He loved him, but more than that, he felt responsible for protecting him.
In the book Pax what did Pax find that reminded him of his boy when he was looking for Peter's scent?
acorns
In the book Pax why did Pax feel he should stay by the road so that his boy could find him?
Because humans have good memories, but their other senses were very weak. They would need to see him.
In the book Pax what did the trucks that caused Pax to run from the road look like?
Dull olive green (the color that death might wear when it claimed trees)
In the book Pax what did Peter buy in the first town he came to?
A flashlight
In the book Pax where did Peter hide to figure out an escape route from the town?
A baseball dugout
In the book Pax what "wrapped around Peter like a hug"?
The scent of leather, sweat, and stale bubblegum
In the book Pax what made the vixen he met in the woods distrust him?
He smelled like a human OR scent of the boy
In the book Pax what did Pax call the vixen that confronted him in the woods?
Bristles
In the book Pax why didn't Pax know how to hunt like Bristles?
Because his boy had found him before he was weaned, so he ate pet food
In the book Pax why did Pax think Bristle's brother was a bird?
Because he flew through the air and jumped on her
In the book Pax what are two things Bristle said to describe her brother?
Accept two: runt, small, tough
In the book Pax what did Pax call the small fox?
Runt
In the book Pax where did Peter feel was the place he was "born to be"?
A baseball field
In the book Pax how old was Peter when his mother died?
Seven
In the book Pax why wasn't Peter with his mom when she died?
Because he had gotten in trouble and had to stay home
In the book Pax who did the shortstop at the baseball field think Peter was?
A scout from the Hampton team
In the book Pax what happened to Peter when he was crawling out of the swamp?
He broke his foot
In the book Pax who was a threat to Pax in the meadow?
Another alpha male
In the book Pax what was the name of the large male fox that helped Pax find water and warned him that humans were bringing war?
Gray
In the book Pax what did Gray call humans who were not honest in his eyes?
"false-acting"
In the book Pax where had Pax seen a false acting human?
In Peter's father
In the book Pax what did Gray call humans that participate in war and who were coming toward their meadow?
"War-sick"
In the book Pax what did the old fox Gray call humans who plowed fields and slaughtered the mice that lived there, or dammed the river, causing fish to die?
"Careless"
In the book Pax why did Pax say Peter was not careless?
Because he brought Pax fresh straw when it was cold and gave him food and water before he, himself, ate
In the book Pax who told Pax that the war-sick would kill everything in their path and would be dangerous to the boy?
Gray, the old fox
In the book Pax why did Gray say the Vixen would never accept Pax?
Because he had lived with (or smelled like) humans
In the book Pax what sound awoke Peter when he woke up after breaking his foot?
An old woman tossing his baseball into his glove
In the book Pax what did the old woman who found Peter wear around her neck?
A rawhide strip with a clutch of feathers attached to it
In the book Pax why did the old woman not believe that Peter was coming home from baseball practice when he arrived at her barn?
Because he didn't have a bat
In the book Pax what was unusual about the old woman's leg?
It was made of wood
In the book Pax according to the old woman, what was wrong with Peter's foot?
He had a "nondisplaced fracture of the fifth metatarsal!" (accept: it was broken 😊)
In the book Pax why did the old woman know how to fix his foot?
Because she had been a medic in the army
In the book Pax what did the old woman tell Peter about his dad's enlistment in the army when he told her that his dad was 36?
He didn't have to go; he chose to go (young kids are easy to brainwash)
In the book Pax what did Peter think he saw hung on the walls of the old woman's barn?
Carvings of human heads
In the book Pax what did Peter try to steal from the old woman?
A knife
In the book Pax why did the old woman tell Peter she had so many knives?
Because she was a wood carver
In the book Pax what did the old woman call willow bark?
Asprin in the wild
In the book Pax what did the old woman make for Peter out of old lumber?
Crutches
In the book Pax what did Vixen say when Pax said that his humans were not dangerous?
All humans are dangerous
In the book Pax what did Gray tell Pax the vixen would do in the winter?
Choose a mate
In the book Pax why did the Vixen hate humans so much?
She has seen a man kill their mother and father when they were trying to steal food for their family
In the book Pax what was the first condition Peter had to meet in order to stay with Vola?
He had to write to his grandfather to tell him he was okay so that no one would come to Vola's home
In the book Pax what was the second condition Peter had to meet in order to stay with Vola?
He had to tell her why he carried the bracelet with the phoenix on it
In the book Pax why did Vola tell Peter that she wanted to know the reason why he was carrying a bracelet?
Because she said that you can tell a lot about a soldier by what he carried into battle
In the book Pax what did Vola tell Peter was "the rule" at her house?
The truth
In the book Pax what was the third condition that Peter had to meet to stay at Vola's?
He had to help her with something when she was ready.
In the book Pax when did Vola tell Peter he could leave her house?
When he could hike over rough terrain on his crutches for eight hours a day
In the book Pax why did Vola tell Peter that she had peace in her home that had no electricity?
Because she was exactly where she should be doing what she should be doing
In the book Pax where did Vola tell Peter her prosthetic leg was when he first came to her home?
She had put it on a scarecrow in the garden
In the book Pax how did Vola lose her leg?
It was blown off in a minefield
In the book Pax how does Vola pay for things since she doesn't work?
The government pays her some money because she lost her leg in battle
In the book Pax what is "blood money"?
that's what vola calls the money the government pays her for her leg
In the book Pax who does Peter have to share the porch with at Vola's house?
Francios Villon, the racoon
In the book Pax what did Run bring Pax to eat before he knew how to hunt?
Seven quail eggs
In the book Pax what had Peter been doing secretly when Vola wasn't around so that he could get stronger?
Pull-ups on a beam and lifting logs
In the book Pax why did Peter say his mom loved the phoenix on her bracelet?
It rose from its own ashes
In the book Pax why did Peter's mom say that it was significant that the Phoenix rose from its own ashes?
It showed that no matter how bad things get, we can always make ourselves new again
In the book Pax name two things Peter said that he didn't choose when he said he wasn't angry.
He didn't choose to be at war, for his father to join up, to leave his home to go to his grandfathers, and to abandon the animal he took care of for five years
In the book Pax what word does Vola love to use?
Dyableman
In the book Pax what does Peter tell Vola when she tells him she thinks he is angry for the second time?
That she loves the word dyableman so much that she should mary it
In the book Pax what does the name Pax mean?
peace
In the book Pax why does Peter say he gave Pax his name?
Because when he was little he fell asleep in Peter's backpack which said Paxton
In the book Pax what did Peter call the cards that Vola had written statements about life on?
Philosophy bingo cards
In the book Pax how did Vola explain philosophy bingo cards?
She said that they were statements she believed to be true about the world
In the book Pax why did Vola have some philosophy bingo cards that were private?
They were the ones that she felt were true about who she was.
In the book Pax why did Vola need cards to tell her what she thought was true about herself?
After fighting in a war, she had forgotten who she was
In the book Pax what was the first food that helped Vola remember who she was after war?
Peanut butter
In the book Pax what did Vola say when Peter asked if she was anti-war?
She believes people should be honest about the cost of war
In the book Pax what item in his boy's possession did pax loath (hate)?
The mitt leather (from his baseball mitt)
In the book Pax who traveled with Pax to help him find his boy?
Gray, the large fox
In the book Pax what caused Gray to become injured on the trip?
He was attacked by another wolf
In the book Pax how did Gray and Pax know when they were getting close to the war?
The crows told them
In the book Pax how did Gray and Pax know they were near the human's camp?
They smelled roasting meat
In the book Pax who came out of the tent as Pax took the bone from the fire?
Peter's father
In the book Pax what was the favor attached to the third condition he had to meet before leaving?
He had to put on a marionette show for Vola using her puppets
In the book Pax what did the carved heads on Vola's wall end up being?
The heads of marionettes
In the book Pax what made the sparkling eyes of the Volas puppets?
Beads from her grandmother's necklace
In the book Pax which puppet made Peter gasp when it was uncovered?
A giant bird
In the book Pax what did Vola say was the contract of war?
Kill or be killed
In the book Pax what was Peter's father doing in the war?
Laying wire
In the book Pax what secret did Vola tell Peter that helped explain all of the puppets?
She had killed someone during the war she was in
In the book Pax what did Vola find in the pocket of the person she had killed?
The book The Seven Voyages of Sinbad
In the book Pax what page was marked in the fallen soldier's Sinbad book?
The story of how Sinbad had escaped from Roc's nest
In the book Pax what did Vola do because she felt she owed something to the soldier she had killed?
She created a marionette show of Sinbad escaping from Rock's nest
In the book Pax what did Vola say Peter had to do as part of his third condition?
Perform the marionette show with the puppets she had made while she watched
In the book Pax how long had Vola been acting out the marionette show to honor the soldier without seeing it?
20 years
In the book Pax what happened to Gray when he was walking to get water, just outside the war-sick's camp?
He stepped on one of the electrical lines that the war-sick had set and was killed in the explosion
In the book Pax why did Pax leave the other fox after telling them of Gray's death?
He understood the exploding earth was war and the wires caused death, and he want to save his boy
In the book Pax what did Vola do to the Sinbad puppet to make sure that Peter operated it correctly?
She took it apart and made him put it back together
In the book Pax what did Peter find in Vola's sunshine biscuit box?
Her stack of "personal truths" index cards
In the book Pax which card in the Sunshine Biscuit box caught his eye?
The one that said "I would have been a good teacher."
In the book Pax what did Vola ask Peter to do for before he could perform the puppet show for her.
Build a stage
In the book Pax what did Peter ask Vola to teach him?
How to make something with wood (carve)
In the book Pax who did Vola and Peter agree was the boss before carving began, the wood or Peter?
Peter
In the book Pax who did Vola and Peter agree was the boss after they started carving the wood?
The wood
In the book Pax what kind of wood is best for baseball bats?
White ash
In the book Pax why did Peter say he didn't own a bat?
Because he was a fielder
In the book Pax how long did it take for Peter to have a day without thinking about his mother?
A year and sixteen days
In the book Pax what did Peter see in his butternut wood?
Pax
In the book Pax what were peter and his mom doing in the picture he carried of her?
They were on a pinic.
In the book Pax who followed Pax when he returned to the human's camp after Gray's death?
Bristle and Runt
In the book Pax what happened to runt when he followed Pax and Bristle back to find the human's camp?
His back let was blown off
In the book Pax what did Vola call Peter's feeling that Pax was still alive when he said that he just knew that he would know if something had happened to Peter?
'two-but-not-two'
In the book Pax why did Vola tell Peter that she didn't live with other people?
She says that she that maybe she is a grenade
In the book Pax what did Peter use to build a stage?
Twelve saplings and some boards and twine
In the book Pax how does Pax tell Bristle that he knows Peter is not war-sick?
Because he cries when he is sad
In the book Pax what does Pax say about Peter when he thinks back about how he left him in the woods?
He is not war-sick, but he is false acting [Show Less]