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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Peter and Cooper when Chapter 8 begins?
(a) In Homer's house.
(b) In a shopping mall.
(c) Back in Washington.
(d) Several towns away from Homer.

2. In Chapter 3, who helps Peter with Cooper?
(a) A man in a truck.
(b) A sales clerk.
(c) A priest.
(d) A teacher.

3. Why does the sheriff ask Peter to leave?
(a) The sheriff's wife is allergic to dogs.
(b) Peter is rude to the sheriff's family.
(c) The townspeople threaten to fire the sheriff.
(d) Peter steals from him.

4. Who is Cooper?
(a) Peter's roommate.
(b) Peter's dog, a half Alaskan Malamute.
(c) Peter's wife.
(d) Peter's brother.

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

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

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

8. What is the book A Walk Across America about?
(a) The reuniting of a family.
(b) The travels of a dog who ran away from home.
(c) A story of a woman who battles the elements across America.
(d) A man's journey across America and what he learns.

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

10. In Chapter 7, What does Peter's host want to find out?
(a) Where Peter was born.
(b) If Peter is telling the truth about being on his property.
(c) What Cooper likes to eat.
(d) What time it is.

11. What does Peter wear that is controversial?
(a) His hair long.
(b) Tattoos and piercings.
(c) Baggy pants.
(d) A button-down shirt.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the special officer think Peter's profession is?

2. At the end of Chapter 5, Peter travels to a country store in what state?

3. What is Peter's first reaction upon encountering the challenge in Chapter 5?

4. What exciting event occurs at the start of Chapter 7?

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

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