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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Peter react to offer of a free meal?

2. In Chapter 6, Peter is told he needs to meet Homer. Who tells him this?

3. At the start of Chapter 9, where is Peter headed?

4. What is the book A Walk Across America about?

5. Where are Peter and Cooper when Chapter 1 begins?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, what happens when Peter arrives in Washington, DC?

3. How does Peter feel as the holidays approach in Chapter 9? How does he deal with these emotions?

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

5. Describe Peter's interaction with the Special Bureau of Investigation officer in Chapter 12.

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

7. Describe Peter's life growing up.

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

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

10. How is Peter helped in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peter has to make many choices in A Walk Across America. Describe three choices that Peter makes during the course of the book and how these decisions change the course of Peter's journey.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of religion and God in A Walk Across America. What role does it play in the book? Show where Peter encounters religion and how it helps him overcome obstacles. Do you think Peter set forth on his journey in order to find God? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In all of the photos Peter selects to show the readers, there are none of his wife Barbara. Why do you believe he omits these pictures? Use examples from the book to support your conclusion.

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