Question

Part A

In Chapter 17, Pax’s new friend Gray, loses his life.

How does this happen?

Responses

He steps on a bomb buried in the ground by the soldiers.
He steps on a bomb buried in the ground by the soldiers.

He cannot recover from the injuries he received fighting another fox.
He cannot recover from the injuries he received fighting another fox.

Gray is killed when a tree from their shelter falls on top of him.
Gray is killed when a tree from their shelter falls on top of him.

Gray is caught by soldiers while stealing meat from their camp.
Gray is caught by soldiers while stealing meat from their camp.
Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from the story best supports the answer to Part A?

Responses

“The great hemlock bough lay across Gray’s chest, cleaved from the tree.”
“The great hemlock bough lay across Gray’s chest, cleaved from the tree.”

“Each morning, two of them entered the tent that his senses told him was full of food.”
“Each morning, two of them entered the tent that his senses told him was full of food.”

“…the scorched-air smell sizzled up from the spot…and at the same second the riverbank exploded.”
“…the scorched-air smell sizzled up from the spot…and at the same second the riverbank exploded.”

“Pax found the wound even more inflamed.”
“Pax found the wound even more inflamed.”


















































































































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Answer 1

The answer to Part A is Gray is killed when a tree from their shelter falls on top of him.

The evidence from the story that best supports this answer is “The great hemlock bough lay across Gray’s chest, cleaved from the tree.”

This sentence directly states that Gray was killed by a falling tree. The other answer choices are not supported by the evidence in the story.

Gray is killed when a hemlock tree falls on top of him. This is stated directly in the sentence "The great hemlock bough lay across Gray's chest, cleaved from the tree." The other answer choices, such as "He steps on a bomb buried in the ground by the soldiers" and "He is caught by soldiers while stealing meat from their camp," are not supported by the evidence in the story.