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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, did Charley plan to steal the eggs?
(a) No, but he stole the ham.
(b) No, he planned to pay a penny for each egg.
(c) Yes, but only a few.
(d) No, but he was out of money.

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

3. When Granny mentions the panther in Chapter 14 and it turns up in Chapter 15, that is an example of what technique?
(a) Aftershadowing.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Allusion.

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

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

6. When Granny goes to deliver the baby, where does Charley hear the panther?
(a) In the forest.
(b) Inside the house.
(c) On top of the roof.
(d) Below the basement.

7. Charley sleeps where in an abandoned farmhouse?
(a) In a soft feather bed.
(b) Near the back door.
(c) In the hayloft.
(d) With the horses.

8. In Chapter 13, what does Charley do when Granny locks him in the hen house while she has a mysterious visitor?
(a) He escapes through rotten boards.
(b) He burns the hen house down.
(c) He shoots Granny.
(d) He shoots the mysterious stranger.

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

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

11. What was the name of Granny's husband?
(a) Thad.
(b) Isaac.
(c) Romeo.
(d) Malindy.

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

13. Where do Charley and Granny go to have her corn ground into cornmeal?
(a) Chattanooga.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Hearn Hollow
(d) Nashville.

14. After Christmas dinner, Granny teaches Charley to fire what?
(a) Her smallest gun.
(b) A laser gun.
(c) A cap gun.
(d) Her biggest rifle.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Granny mean when she says "yarbs"?

3. Who catches Charley stealing her eggs?

4. What religion is Charley?

5. What does Charley have to do after the mysterious stranger's visit?

(see the answer keys)

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