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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Peter's first reaction upon encountering the challenge in Chapter 5?
(a) To call home.
(b) To cry.
(c) To keep going.
(d) To give up.

4. What world event is occurring during the book?
(a) The Gulf War.
(b) The Cold War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) World War I.

5. What does Peter learn in Fontana Village, North Carolina?
(a) That people have been catching the flu and dying from it.
(b) That he is almost to Louisiana.
(c) That his father is ill.
(d) That president Kennedy was assassinated.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what State do Peter and Cooper stay with the sheriff and his family?

2. How is Homer described?

3. What are Peter and Cooper woken up by in the morning at the end of Chapter 8?

4. How long do Peter and Cooper stay with Homer?

5. In Chapter 4, Peter visits a place which will provide him equipment on his journey. What is this place?

(see the answer key)

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