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

2. What seed does Granny have Charley plant right away?
(a) Corn.
(b) Cucumbers.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Squash.

3. In Chapter 15, Granny and Charley travel where to help a woman prepare for childbirth?
(a) The Bent farm.
(b) Hearn Hollow.
(c) Brandy Station.
(d) The Hodder farm.

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

5. Charley and Cois part as what?
(a) Painters.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Enemies.
(d) Friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the panther kill?

2. When do Charley and Granny celebrate Christmas?

3. As a deserter, what could happen to Charley if he is caught by the Union Army?

4. A man rushes past Charley shouting what?

5. When Granny mentions the panther in Chapter 14 and it turns up in Chapter 15, that is an example of what technique?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who gives Charley the nickname "Charley Skedaddle"?

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

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

4. What does the word emancipated mean?

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

6. Is "Charley Skedaddle" a compliment or an insult?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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