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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 17, why are the men at the mill mad at Peter?
(a) Peter has an affair with a mill worker's wife.
(b) Peter sucks up to the boss.
(c) Peter offends them.
(d) They think he is an informant.

2. Where is Peter leaving at the start of Chapter 19?
(a) Portland.
(b) New York.
(c) Murphy.
(d) His house.

3. How does Peter feel about America at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) Peter still hates America.
(b) Peter is begining to love America.
(c) Peter is indifferent.
(d) Peter wants to move to Canada.

4. When Mary Oliver receives word of the threat, what does she tell her sons to do?
(a) Do not talk to Peter.
(b) Hide in the basement.
(c) Gather all of the guns in the house.
(d) Run away.

5. How do people treat Peter and Cooper at the Farm?
(a) They fear him.
(b) They welcome him.
(c) They laugh at him.
(d) They despise him.

6. Why does Peter not set up his tent in Chapter 24?
(a) He is spooked.
(b) He wants to experience the great outdoors.
(c) He is tired.
(d) He is lazy.

7. In Chapter 24, a pickup truck pulls over to Peter. Who is driving the truck?
(a) A drunk man.
(b) Peter's dad.
(c) A young woman.
(d) An old man.

8. In Chapter 25, Governor Wallace makes Peter an offer. What is Peter's response to Governor Wallace's offer?
(a) He accepts.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He declines.
(d) He makes a counter offer.

9. What is Peter planning at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) His wedding.
(b) A vacation.
(c) A surprise party for Stephen Gaskin.
(d) His departure from the Farm.

10. What does the Oliver family do to send Peter off in Chapter 18?
(a) They pray for him.
(b) They throw a feast.
(c) Nothing.
(d) They build a pinata.

11. In Chapter 25, what surprises Peter when he enters the diner?
(a) Everyone is dressed in black tie.
(b) There is no one there.
(c) The diner is empty.
(d) Blacks and whites are dining together.

12. How does Peter feel at that start of Chapter 19?
(a) Sad and depressed.
(b) Happy and upbeat.
(c) Angry and violent.
(d) Scared and vulnerable.

13. How does Peter feel when he leaves M.C's place?
(a) He detests Alabama.
(b) As fondly of M.C. as he does Homer and the Oliver family.
(c) He detests M.C. as much as he does the racists he encounters.
(d) He loves Alabama.

14. How does Cooper die?
(a) Defending Peter.
(b) A bear attack.
(c) He is hit by a water truck.
(d) A hunter's rifle.

15. Where is Peter at the start of Chapter 17?
(a) At the hospital.
(b) At the veneer mill.
(c) In jail.
(d) At home.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the Farm Peter learns of Stephen Gaskin. Who is Stephen Gaskin?

2. At the end of Chapter 22 when Peter leaves the Farm, how does Peter feel?

3. Where is Peter at the beginning of Chapter 24?

4. In Chapter 26, what does M.C. pay Peter to do?

5. In Chapter 14, who is Preacher?

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