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

2. What are Peter and Cooper woken up by in the morning at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) A singing choir.
(b) Fire alarms.
(c) Children arriving.
(d) Nurses changing shifts.

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

4. What problem does Peter have after leaving the sheriff's house?
(a) He becomes ill.
(b) He loses his dog.
(c) He cannot find work.
(d) He forgets his shoes.

5. Along the way, Cooper and Peter stop at a country store to buy a feast. Who joins them?
(a) An old man.
(b) An old woman.
(c) The store owner.
(d) They dine alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how does the person that stops help Peter and Cooper?

2. In Chapter 12, what does the officer claim Peter is equal to?

3. What is Peter shocked to NOT find in West Virginia?

4. What type of person is Homer?

5. What is the weather like at the end of Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Peter's life growing up.

5. Describe Peter and Scott's journey in Chapters 9 and 10.

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

7. List some hardships that Peter faces in Chapter 5.

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

9. What holiday is approaching in Chapter 5? How do Peter and Cooper celebrate?

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

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