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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 through 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hardtack is similar to what?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Spam or ham.
(d) A dried biscuit or cracker.

2. To save Granny, Charley must make Canaan the mule do what?
(a) Jump over a fence.
(b) Swim across the river.
(c) Jump on top of a log.
(d) Stop making loud noises.

3. What has Jem done with the money he had?
(a) Spent it.
(b) Lost it all gambling.
(c) Left it with his wife.
(d) Given it to Charley.

4. In Chapter 13, Charley learns that for 15 years, Granny's farm served as what?
(a) A station on the Underground Railroad.
(b) A waystation for songbirds.
(c) A station on the Metra Express Blue Line.
(d) An stop for the red line subway.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What war does Charley find himself swept into?

2. What does Charley say in his letter to Noreen?

3. Who is Marcus?

4. What year is the novel set in?

5. Who plans to live with Granny when Charley leaves?

(see the answer key)

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