View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Granny's neighbors call people from the north, especially soldiers?
(a) Students.
(b) Yankees.
(c) Rebels.
(d) Stingrays.

2. Where does Charley get water the first day he flees?
(a) From a stream.
(b) From a farm.
(c) From a dead soldier's canteen.
(d) From a faucet.

3. In Chapter 15, Granny and Charley travel where to help a woman prepare for childbirth?
(a) The Hodder farm.
(b) Hearn Hollow.
(c) Brandy Station.
(d) The Bent farm.

4. In Chapter 11, why doesn't Charley escape that first night?
(a) He is too hungry.
(b) He is locked in.
(c) He is too nervous.
(d) He likes Granny more than anyone he ever met.

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

6. What seed does Granny have Charley plant right away?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Corn.
(c) Squash.
(d) Cucumbers.

7. What town does Granny take Charley to the store in?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) New York City.
(c) Hearn Hollow.
(d) Franklin.

8. What does Granny feed Charley after they first meet?
(a) Ham and mashed potatoes.
(b) Bacon, eggs and cornbread.
(c) Deviled eggs.
(d) A hamburger.

9. Granny tells him that later he will have to do what with the little plants?
(a) Stomp on them.
(b) Weed them.
(c) Sprinkle them.
(d) Fertilize them.

10. What is the name of Granny's mule?
(a) Hancock.
(b) Canaan.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Charley.

11. Did Isaac and Granny break the law?
(a) No, it was completely okay to help slaves take vacations.
(b) No, brewing beer for home use is legal.
(c) Yes, it was illegal to help escaped slaves.
(d) Yes, it was illegal to grow corn.

12. What happens when Charley fires Granny's gun?
(a) He kills all the chickens.
(b) He kills the goose.
(c) He kills someone by accident.
(d) The recoil knocks him to the ground.

13. How many children are buried in Granny's graveyard?
(a) Five.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Two.
(d) Eleven.

14. What does Charley do to the panther?
(a) He shoots and kills it.
(b) He tames it for a pet.
(c) He sells it to the zoo.
(d) He chases it away.

15. What family has feuded with Granny's clan for generations?
(a) The Hatfields.
(b) The McCoys.
(c) The Capulets.
(d) The McRaes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is winter different in the mountains?

2. When Granny goes to deliver the baby, where does Charley hear the panther?

3. Why does Granny not like the town of Franklin?

4. How is fall different in the mountains?

5. What almost destroys Charley's hiding place twice?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 485 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample