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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does the author keep track of his adventures without carrying a lot of materials?
(a) He writes in code.
(b) He sends emails.
(c) He calls his editor.
(d) He records notes in his laptop.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Peter's host make this offer?

2. Why is Peter's climb in the mountains such a challenge?

3. What does Peter learn in Fontana Village, North Carolina?

4. Where did Peter grow up?

5. What are Peter and Cooper woken up by in the morning at the end of Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Peter's interaction with the Special Bureau of Investigation officer in Chapter 12.

2. Describe Peter's emotional state as he starts his journey at the end of Chapter 4.

3. What political events are occurring at the time of this book. How does this influence Peter's journey?

4. In Chapter 1, how does Peter feel about America? What does he decide to do? Why does he change his mind?

5. How does Peter feel as the holidays approach in Chapter 9? How does he deal with these emotions?

6. In Chapter 11, Peter falls ill. Describe the days he was ill.

7. In Chapter 5, why does Peter decide walking in the mountains is pointless?

8. Describe Peter's life growing up.

9. In Chapter 9, Peter meets a woman at a diner. Describe their interaction.

10. In Chapter 7 Homer makes Peter an offer. What is the offer and what is Peter's reaction? Why does Peter react this way?

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