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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. How does Peter feel about America at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) Peter is indifferent.
(b) Peter still hates America.
(c) Peter is begining to love America.
(d) Peter wants to move to Canada.

2. What natural disaster strikes Murphy in Chapter 18?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A blizzard.
(d) A tornado.

3. What does Peter want from Governor Wallace?
(a) A place to stay.
(b) A set of new clothes.
(c) Money.
(d) An honest answer.

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

5. At the end of Chapter 25, Peter goes to a restaurant and meets a black man. Where did the black man send his children to school?
(a) His children went to private school.
(b) His children went to school out of state.
(c) His children went to public school.
(d) His children did not go to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, who is Preacher?

2. In Chapter 13, where does Peter meet the Oliver brothers?

3. In Chapter 18, how do the black church members help the white church members?

4. At the Farm Peter learns of Stephen Gaskin. Who is Stephen Gaskin?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Peter torn between two destinations at the start of Chapter 23? Which state does he decide to go to?

5. What happens to Peter in the country store in Chapter 26?

6. Describe the altercation Peter is involved in during Chapter 24 and how it is resolved.

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

8. Describe the act of nature that occurs in Murphy in Chapter 17. How does Mary Elizabeth react?

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

10. In Chapter 23 Peter meets a family while walking. What does the family do for him, and how does this change his opinion on Alabama?

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