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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 14, Charley is pleased at his new skills to do what?
(a) Shoot guns and dodge bullets.
(b) Ice skate and ski.
(c) Use a hammer and repair the hen house.
(d) Run and fly a kite.

3. What almost destroys Charley's hiding place twice?
(a) Flood.
(b) Beavers.
(c) Killer Bees.
(d) Fire.

4. What did Isaac Bent do instead of making moonshine?
(a) He helped slave owners find escaped slaves.
(b) He helped escaped slaves find freedom in the north.
(c) He helped escaped slaves travel to Tahiti.
(d) He helped to brew beer.

5. What does Charley have to do after the mysterious stranger's visit?
(a) Find the Union Army.
(b) Build a new hen house after the fire.
(c) Give Granny first aid.
(d) Repair the rotten boards in the hen house.

6. The Blue Ridge Mountains are what?
(a) In Florida.
(b) Much farther than Charley thought.
(c) Much closer than Charley thought.
(d) In New York.

7. Who does Charley get into a fistfight with in Chapter 12?
(a) Con Sullivan.
(b) Cois McRae.
(c) Pete Squarp.
(d) Sarie Griffen.

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

9. Cois McRae admits to Charley that he would have been afraid to fire what?
(a) The little gun.
(b) A cap pistol.
(c) The big rifle.
(d) A toy gun.

10. Granny tells the people in Hearn Hollow that Charley's name is what?
(a) Pete Primrose.
(b) Charles Wales.
(c) Charley Skedaddle.
(d) Boy.

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

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

13. When does the panther attack Charley by jumping at him.
(a) At night while Charley is unarmed.
(b) At night while Charley is sleeping.
(c) In the daytime when Charley is planting corn.
(d) In the morning when Charley goes outside.

14. Does Charley think he will ever return to the Bent farm.
(a) No, he hates it.
(b) Yes, but only to build a skyscraper.
(c) No, he does not want to be locked in the hen house.
(d) Yes, it seems like home to him now.

15. As a deserter, what could happen to Charley if he is found by Southern sympathizers like Granny's neighbors?
(a) He could be sent home.
(b) He could lose his pay.
(c) He could be given a medal.
(d) He could be shot or turned over to the Confederate Army.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 15, Granny and Charley travel where to help a woman prepare for childbirth?

3. What family has feuded with Granny's clan for generations?

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

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

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