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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. Charley pours out his story to a man in a wagon, who says what?
(a) That he didn't understand a word Charley said.
(b) That Charley is a coward.
(c) That he forgives Charley.
(d) That he hates Charley.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A man rushes past Charley shouting what?

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

3. Granny tells the people in Hearn Hollow that she found Charley doing what?

4. How is fall different in the mountains?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the word emancipated mean?

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

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

7. What are some of the hazards that Charley encounters as a deserter?

8. Is Charley a deserter?

9. Who is Thad Porter and why is he grateful to Granny?

10. Is the mysterious stranger a deserter?

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