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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 are Cooper and Peter doing at the start of Chapter 21?

2. How do the bootleggers threaten the Oliver family in Chapter 15?

3. In Chapter 24, a pickup truck pulls over to Peter. Who is driving the truck?

4. In Chapter 16, what does the oldest Oliver son tell the bootleggers?

5. At the end of Chapter 22 when Peter leaves the Farm, how does Peter feel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Peter's relationship with Cooper.

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

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

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

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

7. How is the accident in Chapter 22 going to change Peter's journey?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Through the course of his journey Peter meets many people. Describe the individual you believe impacts Peter in the most positive way. How do they change Peter for the better? Does Peter change that individual? What are the circumstances surrounding their meeting? Then describe the individual you believe impacts Peter in the most negative fashion. How do they change Peter for the worse? Does Peter change this individual? Support your opinion with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

The death of Cooper is a terrible blow for Peter. Describe the events leading to Cooper's death and how it actually occurs. How do you believe Cooper's death changes Peter? Site examples from the text to prove your argument.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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