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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 13, what does Granny do when they hear a strange "bird call"?
(a) Throws Charley off the farm.
(b) Takes Charley to the movies.
(c) Locks Charley in jail.
(d) Locks Charley in the hen house.

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

4. Where is Granny's husband buried.
(a) In Missouri.
(b) In New York.
(c) In Franklin.
(d) In Jefferson.

5. Why does Granny not like the town of Franklin?
(a) Because it is too small.
(b) Because it is not New York.
(c) Because she likes Philadelphia better.
(d) Because it is too big.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a deserter, what could happen to Charley if he is found by Southern sympathizers like Granny's neighbors?

2. What does Sarie's gift to Charley mean?

3. When do Charley and Granny celebrate Christmas?

4. What was the name of Granny's husband?

5. Why does Granny caution Charley not to speak in town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mountains does Charley finally enter?

2. The morning after the battle, Charley is forced out of his hiding place by what?

3. How does the relationship between Charley and Granny change over time?

4. What direction does Charley head, based upon advice from a Confederate officer?

5. In Chapter 14, when Granny says they must replace the rotten boards in the hen house to prevent an animal from getting in, what event does this foreshadow?

6. Charley pours out his story to a man on a wagon who tells him what?

7. What former runaway slave visits Granny Bent, and why?

8. What really happened when Charley was thrown into a horrible battle?

9. Who is the mysterious stranger who visits Granny in Chapter 13?

10. Which two characters were members of the Underground Railroad for 15 years?

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