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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 would Thad Porter have to do if he caught Charley?
(a) Take him prisoner because Thad is a confederate soldier.
(b) Shoot him because Thad is a Confederate soldier.
(c) Capture him or shoot him because Thad is a Union soldier and Charley is a deserter.
(d) Buy him a drink because Charley is a deserter from the Union army.

2. By Chapter 13, what has Charley learned about herbs?
(a) Their names and how to paint them.
(b) Their names in English and Russian.
(c) Their names in English and French.
(d) Their names and how they can be used to heal people.

3. Why does Granny not like the town of Franklin?
(a) Because it is too small.
(b) Because she likes Philadelphia better.
(c) Because it is not New York.
(d) Because it is too big.

4. Charley admits what to Cois McRae?
(a) That he was afraid to fire the gun, too.
(b) That he was afraid of chickens once.
(c) That he was afraid of spiders, too.
(d) That he was afraid of climing trees like Cois.

5. As a deserter, what could happen to Charley if he is caught by the Union Army?
(a) He could be sent home.
(b) He could be shot.
(c) He could get a raise.
(d) He could be promoted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the old woman on the farm?

2. What religion is Charley?

3. At the end of the story, where does Charley think is a good place to settle down?

4. Where is Granny's husband buried.

5. What does Granny use to heal the mountain people?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is "Charley Skedaddle" a compliment or an insult?

2. What mountains does Charley finally enter?

3. What direction does Charley head, based upon advice from a Confederate officer?

4. Is Charley a deserter?

5. What really happened when Charley was thrown into a horrible battle?

6. How does Charley become more mature while living with Granny Bent?

7. What is the Underground Railroad?

8. How does Charley get food and water the first day after the battle?

9. Charley pours out his story to a man on a wagon who tells him what?

10. When he was in New York, how did Charley dream of acting in battle?

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