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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. Where does Peter go to work while living in Murphy?
(a) The post office.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A pastry shop.
(d) The veneer mill.

2. Why does Peter decide to head to head to Tennessee?
(a) He researches it on the internet.
(b) He misses a sense of family.
(c) He is invited by a family friend.
(d) He hears it's warmer there.

3. Why do the bootleggers dislike Peter?
(a) They think he was the cause of the raid.
(b) He does not pay them for goods.
(c) He is telling lies about them.
(d) He steals from them.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 19, where is Peter headed?

2. Where is Peter at the start of Chapter 17?

3. What room does Peter stay in while at M.C.'s house?

4. At the end of Chapter 14 Peter receives his first pay check. How much is it?

5. As Peter is walking in Chapter 24, a pickup truck pulls over next to him. What does the driver of the truck yell at Peter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the act of nature that occurs in Chapter 17 pull together the town?

2. In Chapters 15 and 16, Peter finds himself isolated from the men at work. What causes this rift?

3. Describe Peter's church experience while living with the Oliver family in Chapter 13.

4. Describe Governor Wallace and what Peter thinks about him in.

5. Describe the Oliver family home.

6. Describe M.C Jenkins. What important role does he play in Peter's life?

7. What happens during Peter's meeting with Governor Wallace? How does Peter's opinion of Governor Wallace change?

8. In Chapter 19, Peter hears about a location called the Farm. Describe this place.

9. What is Cooper's impression of the Farm?

10. What is Peter's impression of Stephen Gaskin?

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