Question 1

From whose point of view is this story primarily told?

Accepted Answer

The fox's

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The father's

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Peter's

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An omniscient narrator

Question 2

What does the fox first notice about their journey?

Accepted Answer

That the car is slowing down

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That they are going to play a game

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That they are entering the woods

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That the boy is crying

Question 3

How does the fox know they are traveling into woodlands?

Accepted Answer

He smells pine, clover, and wild garlic

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The father announces it

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The boy tells him

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He sees trees through the window

Question 4

What unusual thing does the fox notice about the boy's crying?

Accepted Answer

He is doing it silently

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The tears are salty

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He is laughing while crying

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He is crying harder than usual

Question 5

What does the fox try to do to comfort the boy initially?

Accepted Answer

Nudges his muzzle into the baseball glove

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Barks loudly

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Jumps out the window

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Licks his face

Question 6

What is in the suitcase according to the fox's sense of smell?

Accepted Answer

The boy's clothes and favorite items

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Food and toys

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The fox's belongings

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School supplies

Question 7

What does the fox notice about the father?

Accepted Answer

He has a "charred metal scent"

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He is crying too

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He is singing

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He seems happy

Question 8

How tall is the boy compared to his father?

Accepted Answer

Nearly the same height

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Much shorter

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The story doesn't say

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Much taller

Question 9

What is the fox's favorite toy?

Accepted Answer

A plastic soldier

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A tennis ball

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A baseball glove

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A stuffed animal

Question 10

What game does the boy usually play with the fox?

Accepted Answer

Fetch with the plastic soldier

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Hide and seek

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Wrestling

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Tag

Question 11

Why does the fox feel relieved at one point?

Accepted Answer

He thinks they're just playing their usual game

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Because they arrived home

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Because the father lets him go

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Because the car stopped

Question 12

What makes finding the toy slightly more difficult in the woods?

Accepted Answer

There are many other fresh scents

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It's too dark

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The toy is buried too deep

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The woods are too big

Question 13

Where does the fox find the toy soldier?

Accepted Answer

At the base of a butternut tree

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Under some leaves

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In a stream

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Behind a rock

Question 14

What distracts the fox momentarily in the woods?

Accepted Answer

A jay

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A rabbit

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Another fox

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A squirrel

Question 15

What does the fox hear that makes him run back?

Accepted Answer

Car doors slamming

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Thunder

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His boy calling

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Birds chirping

Question 16

What is the boy's name?

Accepted Answer

Peter

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Philip

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Patrick

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Paul

Question 17

What sensory ability does the fox rely on most throughout the story?

Accepted Answer

Smell

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Sight

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Touch

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Hearing

Question 18

What emotion does the fox detect from the father's scent?

Accepted Answer

Dishonesty

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Happiness

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Anger

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Fear

Question 19

How does the fox know the boy hasn't been injured?

Accepted Answer

He can't smell any blood

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The father says so

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He sees the boy is fine

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The boy tells him

Question 20

What is the last thing that happens in the story?

Accepted Answer

The car drives away while both call out names

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The fox returns home

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The fox runs into the woods

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The boy and fox play together

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