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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peter think about the people who follow Stephen Gaskin?
(a) They are foolish.
(b) They are wise.
(c) They are brave.
(d) They are cowardly.

2. What are Cooper and Peter doing at the start of Chapter 21?
(a) Playing in the woods.
(b) Taking a nap.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) Taking a jog.

3. In Chapter 25, what surprises Peter when he enters the diner?
(a) There is no one there.
(b) The diner is empty.
(c) Everyone is dressed in black tie.
(d) Blacks and whites are dining together.

4. At the start of Chapter 24, whom does Peter call?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His attorney.
(d) His brother.

5. When Mary Oliver receives word of the threat, what does she tell her sons to do?
(a) Gather all of the guns in the house.
(b) Run away.
(c) Do not talk to Peter.
(d) Hide in the basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Peter is walking in Chapter 24, a pickup truck pulls over next to him. What does the driver of the truck yell at Peter?

2. In Chapter 21, what does Cooper not like?

3. In Chapter 26, Who is Miss Margaret?

4. In Chapter 23, Peter is debating traveling to which two states?

5. Why does Peter decide to head to head to Tennessee?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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