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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. At the start of Chapter 5, where do Peter and Cooper heads toward?
(a) The Appalachian Trail.
(b) New York.
(c) Cananda.
(d) California.

2. What horrible event occurs to Cooper in Chapter 3?
(a) He dies.
(b) He is attacked by an animal.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He returns home.

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

4. In Chapter 12, what does the officer claim Peter is equal to?
(a) A good hearted Christian.
(b) "A lazy nigger."
(c) A nasty human.
(d) The president.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Peter visits a place which will provide him equipment on his journey. What is this place?

2. What is the name of the person that helps Peter and Cooper?

3. Where are Peter and Cooper when Chapter 1 begins?

4. Along the way, Cooper and Peter stop at a country store to buy a feast. Who joins them?

5. In Chapter 11, what happens to Peter when Scott leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the map that Peter provides in his book.

2. After Peter's interaction with the Special Bureau of Investigation officer what does he do?

3. Why is the country store at the start of Chapter 5 so important?

4. In Chapter 5, what is Peter's impression of West Virgina? What is he shocked to find?

5. Describe Cooper and how he came to live with Peter.

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

7. In Chapter 4, what happens when Peter arrives in Washington, DC?

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

9. What is Peter's experience in Robbinsville, North Carolina?

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

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