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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Granny plan to do with Charley after she catches him stealing her eggs?
(a) Dance a jig with him.
(b) Teach him to dance.
(c) Take him for a horseback ride.
(d) Keep her eye on him.

2. How many farms did Charley see in New York City?
(a) 148.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) None.
(d) Four or Five.

3. Granny tells the people in Hearn Hollow that she found Charley doing what?
(a) Wandering in the woods.
(b) Eating her grits.
(c) Planting her corn.
(d) Stealing her eggs.

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

5. Granny points out that her husband was a carpenter who did not make what?
(a) Mistakes.
(b) Beds.
(c) Moonshine whiskey.
(d) Furniture.

6. Where does Charley find Granny?
(a) Beside the river near the trail.
(b) In an ambulance.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) At the Hodder farm.

7. What religion is Charley?
(a) Episcopalian.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Buddist.
(d) Catholic.

8. Charley and Cois part as what?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Friends.
(c) Enemies.
(d) Painters.

9. What gift does Charley give Granny?
(a) A gun to shoot animals.
(b) A bowl to make snow ice cream.
(c) A whistle so she can call him if she needs him.
(d) He doesn't give her a gift.

10. At the end of the story, where does Charley think is a good place to settle down?
(a) Chattanooga.
(b) Franklin.
(c) New York City.
(d) The Bent farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

11. What does Sarie give Charley in Chapter 15?
(a) A padlock.
(b) A hair ribbon.
(c) A hair shirt.
(d) A lock of her hair.

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

13. Why does Granny caution Charley not to speak in town?
(a) So no one hears his Southern accent.
(b) So no one hears his Yankee accent.
(c) So no one speaks to him.
(d) So he looks smart.

14. How are the panther's tracks distinctive?
(a) One paw is turned in.
(b) One paw has 7 toes.
(c) It wears shoes.
(d) It only has 3 paws.

15. How did Charley break the law and become a wanted criminal?
(a) By shoplifting candy.
(b) By riding a train.
(c) By deserting the Union Army.
(d) By stealing eggs from the farm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when Charley fires Granny's gun?

3. What would Thad Porter have to do if he caught Charley?

4. As a deserter, what could happen to Charley if he is caught by the Union Army?

5. What does Granny do with Charley's canteen?

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