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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What type of person is Homer?
(a) Kind and gentle.
(b) Popular.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.
2. What horrible event occurs to Cooper in Chapter 3?
(a) He returns home.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He dies.
(d) He is attacked by an animal.
3. What sub-culture do people think Peter is a member of?
(a) Beatnik culture.
(b) Jazz culture.
(c) Hippie culture.
(d) Alternative culture.
4. In Chapter 2, what do Peter and Cooper do to prepare for their journey?
(a) Peter cashes out his savings account.
(b) Peter watches the Discovery Channel for survival techniques.
(c) Peter and Cooper train very hard.
(d) Peter gets a haircut.
5. In Chapter 5, the author begins to see signs. What are the signs for?
(a) Rest stops.
(b) 100 miles to North Carolina.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) Thanksgiving.
6. Where are Peter and Cooper when Chapter 1 begins?
(a) At the ocean.
(b) On top of a moutain.
(c) In Peter's home in front of a fire.
(d) In a country store explaining their journey.
7. On what date do Peter and Cooper arrive at their first city destination?
(a) February 15, 1975.
(b) January 12, 1980.
(c) September 5, 1973
(d) October 30, 1973
8. What are Peter and Cooper woken up by in the morning at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Children arriving.
(b) Fire alarms.
(c) Nurses changing shifts.
(d) A singing choir.
9. 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.
10. What does the officer threaten to do to Peter?
(a) Ban Peter from town.
(b) Return Peter to Washington DC.
(c) Shoot Peter.
(d) Hang Peter from a tree.
11. What is the weather like at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Hot.
(b) Humid.
(c) Raining.
(d) Cold.
12. In Chapter 5, who stops to help Peter and Cooper?
(a) He meets no one.
(b) A beautiful woman.
(c) A child on a bike.
(d) A kind man in a truck.
13. Why does the sheriff ask Peter to leave?
(a) The townspeople threaten to fire the sheriff.
(b) Peter is rude to the sheriff's family.
(c) The sheriff's wife is allergic to dogs.
(d) Peter steals from him.
14. What world event is occurring during the book?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) The Gulf War.
(c) The Cold War.
(d) World War I.
15. What is Peter's first reaction upon encountering the challenge in Chapter 5?
(a) To give up.
(b) To call home.
(c) To cry.
(d) To keep going.
Short Answer Questions
1. What exciting event occurs at the start of Chapter 7?
2. What does the special officer think Peter's profession is?
3. What is the name of the person that helps Peter and Cooper?
4. In Chapter 12, how long does Peter wait to call his parents?
5. How is Homer described?
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