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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Peter decide to travel?
(a) Peter will travel from Maine to California.
(b) Peter will travel from New York to Washington, D.C. and then to Louisiana
(c) Peter will travel to Alaska.
(d) Peter will travel to Canada.

3. What horrible event occurs to Cooper in Chapter 3?
(a) He returns home.
(b) He dies.
(c) He is attacked by an animal.
(d) He runs away.

4. What does Peter decide to do at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) He goes to jail.
(b) He collects his money and leaves.
(c) He buys a home in town.
(d) He decides to stay another week.

5. What date does Peter start his journey?
(a) March, 1973.
(b) October, 1973.
(c) July, 1973.
(d) February, 1973.

6. On what date do Peter and Cooper arrive at their first city destination?
(a) January 12, 1980.
(b) February 15, 1975.
(c) October 30, 1973
(d) September 5, 1973

7. Why does Peter's family member decide to join him?
(a) Peter is bored.
(b) Peter emails the person.
(c) Peter runs out of money.
(d) It is the holidays.

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

9. In what State do Peter and Cooper stay with the sheriff and his family?
(a) New York.
(b) Louisianna.
(c) Maine.
(d) North Carolina.

10. In Chapter 6, Peter is told he needs to meet Homer. Who tells him this?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) Some store patrons.
(c) A hitchhiker.
(d) A postman.

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

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

13. In Chapter 7, what does Peter promise his host before leaving?
(a) That he will dedicate his book to him.
(b) That he will return to see him again.
(c) That he will pay his rent.
(d) That he will name his first child after him.

14. In Chapter 12, how long does Peter wait to call his parents?
(a) Three days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) He does not call his parents.
(d) One day.

15. What does the special officer think Peter's profession is?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A therapist.
(c) A writer.
(d) A drug dealer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Homer is better then Peter at what?

2. What is the weather like at the end of Chapter 8?

3. Where are Peter and Cooper when Chapter 8 begins?

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

5. In Chapter 11, what happens to Peter when Scott leaves?

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