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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. In Chapter 11, why doesn't Charley escape that first night?
(a) He likes Granny more than anyone he ever met.
(b) He is locked in.
(c) He is too nervous.
(d) He is too hungry.

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

3. To save Granny, Charley must make Canaan the mule do what?
(a) Jump on top of a log.
(b) Jump over a fence.
(c) Swim across the river.
(d) Stop making loud noises.

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

5. In Chapter 15, Charley talks to Cois McRae and Cois agrees to stop what?
(a) Fighting all the new kids.
(b) Feeding the panthers.
(c) Climbing trees.
(d) Teasing Sarie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hardtack is similar to what?

2. A man rushes past Charley shouting what?

3. Charley pours out his story to a man in a wagon, who says what?

4. Who does the panther kill?

5. What seed does Granny have Charley plant right away?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charley become more mature while living with Granny Bent?

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

3. What does the word emancipated mean?

4. How does Charley get food and water the first day after the battle?

5. How does Charley change his uniform to try to disguise his identity?

6. What is the Underground Railroad, and which characters were members of it?

7. What is the Underground Railroad?

8. In Chapter 13, when Charley escapes from the hen house while a mysterious stranger visits Granny, what does he do next?

9. Is Charley a deserter?

10. At the end of the story, is Charley more comfortable in the Blue Ridge Mountains or in New York?

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