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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the sheriff ask Peter to leave?
(a) The sheriff's wife is allergic to dogs.
(b) The townspeople threaten to fire the sheriff.
(c) Peter steals from him.
(d) Peter is rude to the sheriff's family.

2. Where did Peter grow up?
(a) A farm.
(b) The suburbs.
(c) The city.
(d) On a lake.

3. In Chapter 10, who saves Peter, Scott, and Cooper from the attack?
(a) The deputy.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) Cooper.
(d) Homer.

4. What is the book A Walk Across America about?
(a) A man's journey across America and what he learns.
(b) A story of a woman who battles the elements across America.
(c) The reuniting of a family.
(d) The travels of a dog who ran away from home.

5. How do the bootleggers threaten the Oliver family in Chapter 15?
(a) They will murder the Oliver family.
(b) They tell Mr. Oliver if he doesn't ask Peter to leave, they will kill Peter and Cooper.
(c) They will burn the Oliver home down.
(d) They threaten to turn the Oliver family into the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, we learn why Peter starts his journey. What is the reason?

2. While walking through the mountains Peter realizes something. What does he realize?

3. Why do people come to see Peter before he leaves Washington, DC?

4. Who joins Peter and Cooper on their journey in Chapter 9?

5. Along the way, Cooper and Peter stop at a country store to buy a feast. Who joins them?

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