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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 code does Peter use to describe Alabama?

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

3. Who attends the celebration at the end of Chapter 18?

4. Where does Peter bury Cooper?

5. How does Peter feel when he leaves M.C's place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the Oliver family home.

3. What is the significance of the diner experience Peter has at the end of Chapter 25.

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

5. Describe Peter's church experience while living with the Oliver family in Chapter 13.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are two cultural events occurring during Peter's journey, the Vietnam War and racial tension. Which event do you believe has the largest impact on Peter's journey and why? How would Peter's journey be different if this event was not happening? Use examples from the book to argue your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Determine what you consider to be the climax of A Walk Across America. Describe the scene and use the definition of literary climax to argue that it is indeed the climax. If there was another possible event in A Walk Across America to be defined as the climax what would it be and why? Site examples from the text to prove your argument.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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