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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. In Chapter 17, why are the men at the mill mad at Peter?
(a) They think he is an informant.
(b) Peter has an affair with a mill worker's wife.
(c) Peter offends them.
(d) Peter sucks up to the boss.

2. In Chapter 25, what surprises Peter when he enters the diner?
(a) Everyone is dressed in black tie.
(b) There is no one there.
(c) The diner is empty.
(d) Blacks and whites are dining together.

3. When Chapter 22 opens, where is Peter working?
(a) At a McDonalds.
(b) At the Farm.
(c) In a grocery store.
(d) At a mill.

4. Where are Peter and Cooper at the beginning of Chapter 18?
(a) The church.
(b) The police station.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The woods.

5. Where does Peter meet. M.C.?
(a) In a restaurant while eating meatloaf.
(b) In a store while buying clothes.
(c) In a country store while writing a postcard.
(d) In a bank while writing a check.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the Farm Peter meets many people, why does Peter never meet Stephen Gaskin?

2. At the start of Chapter 24, whom does Peter call?

3. In Chapter 16, what does the oldest Oliver son tell the bootleggers?

4. In Chapter 19, Peter decides to head to his next location, how does he hear of this place?

5. How does Cooper die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Oliver family home.

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

3. What is Peter's job like while living in Murphy?

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

5. How does being on the Farm influence Peter in a positive way?

6. How does Peter meet the Oliver brothers in Chapter 13? What does Peter do with them?

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

8. How is the accident in Chapter 22 going to change Peter's journey?

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

10. How do the teachings of Stephen Gaskin influence Peter in a positive way?

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