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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What historic event do we learn that Peter attended during his college years?
(a) The Tianamen Square protests.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Woodstock.
(d) Lollapalooza.

2. What city do Peter and Cooper arrive in at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Hartford, Connecticut .
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) Portland, Maine.
(d) New York, New York.

3. In Chapter 3, what does the individual do after he helps Peter and Cooper?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He walks with Peter the rest of the trip.
(c) He steals Peter's money.
(d) He drives away.

4. How is Peter feeling about his journey at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) He decides to postpone his trip.
(b) He thinks the journey is a bad idea.
(c) He feels nervous and questions his trip.
(d) He feels like nothing can go wrong. He is excited.

5. What injury does Cooper receive during the attack in Chapter 3?
(a) He breaks his arm.
(b) He receives several porquipine quills in his face.
(c) Nothing, he escapes uninjured.
(d) He breaks his leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What world event is occurring during the book?

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

3. Where did Peter grow up?

4. What is the book A Walk Across America about?

5. In Chapter 4, Peter visits a location which provides him materials for him trip. What does the place provide him with?

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