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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. In Chapter 13, what must Peter do in order to live with the Oliver family?

2. How does Cooper die?

3. In Chapter 15, who does Peter discover lives in Murphy?

4. What offer does Governor Wallace make Peter?

5. Why does Peter have the emotions he is feeling at the beginning of Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Governor Wallace and what Peter thinks about him in.

2. In Chapter 22 there is a terrible accident. Describe this event.

3. 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?

4. How does Peter meet the Oliver brothers in Chapter 13? What does Peter do with them?

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

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

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

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

9. What is Peter's impression of Stephen Gaskin?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Peter describes a dream he has before moving in with the Oliver family. Describe the dream Peter has. What is the significance of this dream? How does this dream come true?

Essay Topic 3

There are three main conflicts in A Walk Across America. These are Peter vs. society, Peter vs. nature, and Peter vs. himself. Choose two conflicts to write about and explain them in depth. Also include how Peter overcomes these conflicts. Use examples from the entire book.

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