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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the Farm Peter learns of Stephen Gaskin. Who is Stephen Gaskin?

2. Why does Peter give the Oliver family a gift?

3. Where have Peter and Cooper left at the start of Chapter 20?

4. What gift does Peter give the Oliver family at the end of Chapter 17?

5. Why does Peter not set up his tent in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 22 there is a terrible accident. Describe this event.

2. How is the accident in Chapter 22 going to change Peter's journey?

3. Describe the Oliver family home.

4. In Chapters 15 and 16, Peter finds himself isolated from the men at work. What causes this rift?

5. What is the significance of the diner experience Peter has at the end of Chapter 25.

6. How does being on the Farm influence Peter in a positive way?

7. Describe the act of nature that occurs in Murphy in Chapter 17. How does Mary Elizabeth react?

8. How does Peter meet the Oliver brothers in Chapter 13? What does Peter do with them?

9. What is Peter's job like while living in Murphy?

10. Describe M.C Jenkins. What important role does he play in Peter's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peter Jenkins writes A Walk Across America in the first-person narrative. Define first-person narrative versus third-person narrative. Would the book be better if written in the third person? What particular scenes would be better and why?

Essay Topic 2

Determine what you consider to be the climax of A Walk Across America. Describe the scene and use the definition of literary climax to argue that it is indeed the climax. If there was another possible event in A Walk Across America to be defined as the climax what would it be and why? Site examples from the text to prove your argument.

Essay Topic 3

The death of Cooper is a terrible blow for Peter. Describe the events leading to Cooper's death and how it actually occurs. How do you believe Cooper's death changes Peter? Site examples from the text to prove your argument.

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