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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. What injury does Cooper receive during the attack in Chapter 3?

2. What horrible event occurs to Cooper in Chapter 3?

3. At the end of Chapter 12, how does Peter feel people perceive him?

4. In Chapter 2, we learn Peter married while in College. Whom did he marry?

5. What are Peter and Cooper woken up by in the morning at the end of Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the country store at the start of Chapter 5 so important?

2. What political events are occurring at the time of this book. How does this influence Peter's journey?

3. In Chapter 9, Peter meets a woman at a diner. Describe their interaction.

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

5. Describe Peter's life while in college.

6. Peter meets many people on his trip. Sometimes people react to Peter in a bad way. Describe people's reactions to Peter and why they feel that way. Cite an example from Chapters 1-4.

7. In Chapter 5, what is Peter's impression of West Virgina? What is he shocked to find?

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

9. How is Peter helped in Chapter 5?

10. Describe Homer and his home.

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

Peter Jenkins uses the techniques of flashback and foreshadowing throughout A Walk Across America. Define both the terms flashback and foreshadow. Provide one example for each term from the book. How does Peter use these techniques? What benefits do they provide to the reader's understanding of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Dialect is often used in dialogue in A Walk Across America. How is the use of dialect beneficial to the story? How is the use of dialect a distraction? Cite examples from the text and explain your position. Why do you think Peter Jenkins uses dialect in his book?

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