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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. On the farm, what does Charley say his name is?
(a) Thomas Grant.
(b) Charley Skedaddle.
(c) Charley Sullivan.
(d) Robert Miller.

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

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

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

8. What would Thad Porter have to do if he caught Charley?
(a) Capture him or shoot him because Thad is a Union soldier and Charley is a deserter.
(b) Shoot him because Thad is a Confederate soldier.
(c) Buy him a drink because Charley is a deserter from the Union army.
(d) Take him prisoner because Thad is a confederate soldier.

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

10. When do Charley and Granny celebrate Christmas?
(a) On January 6th, Epiphany.
(b) On December 25th, Christmas Day.
(c) On December 20th, because they can't wait.
(d) On December 24th, Christmas Eve.

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

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

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

14. How is winter different in the mountains?
(a) The forest animals make the snow dirtier than in New York.
(b) There is no snow in the mountains.
(c) The snow stays clean, white and pretty.
(d) There is snow, which Charley has never seen before.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Charley and Granny go to have her corn ground into cornmeal?

2. When does the panther attack Charley by jumping at him.

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

4. What is the name of the escaped slave who visits Granny?

5. How many farms did Charley see in New York City?

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