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A Walk Across America Quiz

Peter Jenkins (travel author)
This Study Guide consists of approximately 32 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of A Walk Across America.

A Walk Across America Quiz

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1)

How does Peter react to offer of a free meal? (from Chapter 9-12)

Laughs.
Sad.
Angry.
Surprised.
2)

What does Peter think about Alabama after his visit? (from Chapter 27-30)

He likes Maryland better.
It is one of the best states he visited.
It is the worst state he visited.
It is exactly what he expected.
3)

In what State do Peter and Cooper stay with the sheriff and his family? (from Chapter 9-12)

North Carolina.
Maine.
Louisianna.
New York.
4)

In Chapter 10, who saves Peter, Scott, and Cooper from the attack? (from Chapter 9-12)

The sheriff.
Homer.
The deputy.
Cooper.
5)

What does Peter decide to do at the end of Chapter 12? (from Chapter 9-12)

He goes to jail.
He decides to stay another week.
He collects his money and leaves.
He buys a home in town.
6)

In Chapter 17, why are the men at the mill mad at Peter? (from Chapter 13-18)

Peter offends them.
They think he is an informant.
Peter has an affair with a mill worker's wife.
Peter sucks up to the boss.
7)

Who does Peter meet before leaving Alabama? (from Chapter 27-30)

A black professor.
A teacher.
A chef.
A black state trooper.
8)

Who is Barbara? (from Chapter 27-30)

The maid.
A reporter.
His future wife.
A waitress.
9)

In Chapter 16, what does the oldest Oliver son tell the bootleggers? (from Chapter 13-18)

Where Peter is staying.
That he would like some alcohol.
That Peter is a rat.
If they lay a hand on Peter or Cooper the Oliver family will be ready.
10)

Why does the sheriff ask Peter to leave? (from Chapter 9-12)

Peter is rude to the sheriff's family.
The sheriff's wife is allergic to dogs.
The townspeople threaten to fire the sheriff.
Peter steals from him.
11)

At the start of Chapter 24, whom does Peter call? (from Chapter 23-26)

His brother.
His attorney.
His mother.
His father.
12)

What does the Oliver family do to send Peter off in Chapter 18? (from Chapter 13-18)

They throw a feast.
They build a pinata.
Nothing.
They pray for him.
13)

What does the officer threaten to do to Peter? (from Chapter 9-12)

Ban Peter from town.
Hang Peter from a tree.
Shoot Peter.
Return Peter to Washington DC.
14)

How does Peter feel when he leaves M.C's place? (from Chapter 23-26)

As fondly of M.C. as he does Homer and the Oliver family.
He detests Alabama.
He loves Alabama.
He detests M.C. as much as he does the racists he encounters.
15)

In Chapter 11, what happens to Peter when Scott leaves? (from Chapter 9-12)

He is robbed.
He loses his way.
He hunts a deer.
He becomes seriously ill.
16)

At the end of Chapter 22 when Peter leaves the Farm, how does Peter feel? (from Chapter 19-22)

Alone.
Joyful.
Determined.
Happy.
17)

What idea does M.C. put into Peter's head? (from Chapter 23-26)

That Peter needs to find a good southern woman.
That Peter should become a vegetarian.
That Peter should quit his journey.
That Peter should become a farmer.
18)

At the Farm Peter learns of Stephen Gaskin. Who is Stephen Gaskin? (from Chapter 19-22)

They mayor of Murphy.
A man in a truck.
The leader of the commune.
A policeman.
19)

Peter decides not to attend the gathering he is invited to in Chapter 28. Where does he go instead? (from Chapter 27-30)

To the hospital.
The revival.
Hunting with new friends.
To a restaurant.
20)

Where does Peter stay at the start of Chapter 30? (from Chapter 27-30)

A hotel.
A missionary campus.
His car.
In the back of a pickup truck.
21)

When Mary Oliver receives word of the threat, what does she tell her sons to do? (from Chapter 13-18)

Do not talk to Peter.
Hide in the basement.
Run away.
Gather all of the guns in the house.
22)

When Chapter 22 opens, where is Peter working? (from Chapter 19-22)

At the Farm.
In a grocery store.
At a McDonalds.
At a mill.
23)

After the white church is destroyed, where do the white people go to pray? (from Chapter 13-18)

The school house.
Their homes.
The black church.
Another town.
24)

By the end of Chapter 22, who does Peter realize he may be searching for? (from Chapter 19-22)

His long lost sister.
His family.
God.
His wife.
25)

In Chapter 9, Peter and Scott become lost on the mountain. How do they treat each other? (from Chapter 9-12)

They become irritated with each other.
They have a fist fight.
They become closer.
They treat each other kindly.
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