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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 feel when he leaves M.C's place?

2. How does Peter feel at that start of Chapter 19?

3. Who does Peter forgive at the end of Chapter 24?

4. How do people treat Peter and Cooper at the Farm?

5. What is Peter planning at the end of Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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 during Peter's meeting with Governor Wallace? How does Peter's opinion of Governor Wallace change?

6. 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?

7. In Chapter 13, Peter meets a sheriff. Describe their interaction.

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

9. Describe Peter's relationship with Cooper.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Peter Jenkins writes A Walk Across America in the first-person narrative. Define first-person narrative versus third-person narrative. Would the book be better if written in the third person? What particular scenes would be better and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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