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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What type of weather did Peter and Cooper encounter while traveling through Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina?
(a) Harsh winter.
(b) Early Fall.
(c) Breezy Spring.
(d) Warm summer.

4. At the start of Chapter 9, where is Peter headed?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Florida.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Georgia.

5. Why is Peter's climb in the mountains such a challenge?
(a) The mountain has no path.
(b) The weather and lack of nourishment.
(c) The lack of sleep.
(d) Peter broke his leg.

6. Homer is better then Peter at what?
(a) Chopping trees.
(b) Writing books.
(c) Climbing moutains.
(d) Cooking dinner.

7. What exciting event occurs at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) An avalanche.
(b) Peter's host threatens to kill him.
(c) Peter awakes and finds himself all alone.
(d) An earthquake.

8. In Chapter 2, who challenges Peter to start his journey?
(a) His friend.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His wife.

9. In Chapter 5, who stops to help Peter and Cooper?
(a) A kind man in a truck.
(b) He meets no one.
(c) A beautiful woman.
(d) A child on a bike.

10. In Chapter 12, why does Peter call his parents?
(a) To ask for more clothes.
(b) To ask for money.
(c) To disown them.
(d) To tell them he loves them.

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

12. In Chapter 4, a local establishment provides Peter with items for him to carry on his trip. How many items do they provide him with?
(a) A car-load full.
(b) Enough to last him his entire trip.
(c) As many as he can reasonably carry.
(d) Ten pounds.

13. In Chapter 2, we learn Peter married while in College. Whom did he marry?
(a) His roommate.
(b) His high-school sweetheart.
(c) A classmate.
(d) His roommate's sister.

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

15. Why do people come to see Peter before he leaves Washington, DC?
(a) To tell him the trip is silly.
(b) To travel with him.
(c) To wish him well.
(d) To beg him to stay.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, we learn why Peter starts his journey. What is the reason?

2. What horrible event occurs to Cooper in Chapter 3?

3. What injury does Cooper receive during the attack in Chapter 3?

4. What is Peter's response to his host's offer?

5. How often does Homer travel to town?

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