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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. Why does the lady at the diner give Peter a free meal?
(a) She thinks he is handsome.
(b) She wants him to know the same hospitality her brother felt.
(c) He asks for it.
(d) She pities him.

2. What injury does Cooper receive during the attack in Chapter 3?
(a) Nothing, he escapes uninjured.
(b) He receives several porquipine quills in his face.
(c) He breaks his leg.
(d) He breaks his arm.

3. In Chapter 5, Peter and Cooper meet their first big challenge. What is it?
(a) A Rattlesnake.
(b) A mountain.
(c) A thief.
(d) A broken limb.

4. In Chapter 3, what does the individual do after he helps Peter and Cooper?
(a) He steals Peter's money.
(b) He drives away.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He walks with Peter the rest of the trip.

5. Why is Peter surprised when he meets Homer?
(a) He is missing an arm.
(b) She is thirteen years old.
(c) He is an old man.
(d) She is an old woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem does Peter have after leaving the sheriff's house?

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

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

4. What type of weather did Peter and Cooper encounter while traveling through Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina?

5. What type of person is Homer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Peter's life growing up.

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

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

4. What is Peter convinced he will find out on his journey?

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

6. Describe Peter and Cooper's first involvement with a helpful American in Chapter 3.

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

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

9. Describe Peter's method for writing on his trip. How does Peter manage to not carry lots of writing supplies?

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

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