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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the person that helps Peter and Cooper?
(a) Peter never learns the person's name.
(b) Linda.
(c) Paul.
(d) George.

2. What are Peter and Cooper woken up by in the morning at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Fire alarms.
(b) Nurses changing shifts.
(c) Children arriving.
(d) A singing choir.

3. Along the way, Cooper and Peter stop at a country store to buy a feast. Who joins them?
(a) They dine alone.
(b) The store owner.
(c) An old woman.
(d) An old man.

4. Where are Peter and Cooper when Chapter 1 begins?
(a) In a country store explaining their journey.
(b) In Peter's home in front of a fire.
(c) At the ocean.
(d) On top of a moutain.

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

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

7. What event does the individual miss because he helps Peter and Cooper?
(a) A birthday party.
(b) A lunch break.
(c) A wedding.
(d) An office meeting.

8. Who joins Peter and Cooper on their journey in Chapter 9?
(a) His brother.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

9. Why does Peter's host make this offer?
(a) He thinks walking will take Peter too long.
(b) He feels he is old and going to die soon.
(c) He wants Peter to eat.
(d) Peter's clothes were ruined in the avalanche.

10. How long do Peter and Cooper stay with Homer?
(a) A few nights.
(b) A month.
(c) A year.
(d) Twenty days.

11. How is Homer described?
(a) As a real mountain man.
(b) As a burly lumberjack.
(c) As a loving stay at home mom.
(d) As a studious secretary.

12. In Chapter 5, the author begins to see signs. What are the signs for?
(a) 100 miles to North Carolina.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) Rest stops.

13. In Chapter 4, Peter visits a location which provides him materials for him trip. What does the place provide him with?
(a) Books.
(b) A tent.
(c) Food.
(d) A camera.

14. In Chapter 4, who comes to see Peter off on his journey?
(a) His wife.
(b) His family.
(c) His students.
(d) His child.

15. In Chapter 9, Peter and Scott become lost on the mountain. How do they treat each other?
(a) They treat each other kindly.
(b) They become closer.
(c) They have a fist fight.
(d) They become irritated with each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the lady at the diner give Peter a free meal?

2. In Chapter 2, what do Peter and Cooper do to prepare for their journey?

3. What does Peter decide to do at the end of Chapter 12?

4. How does Peter react to offer of a free meal?

5. When does Peter reach Washington, DC?

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