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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. What does Granny do with Charley's canteen?
(a) She puts it on display.
(b) She steals it.
(c) She buries it.
(d) She buys it from him.

2. What do Granny's neighbors call people from the north, especially soldiers?
(a) Rebels.
(b) Yankees.
(c) Stingrays.
(d) Students.

3. How did Charley break the law and become a wanted criminal?
(a) By deserting the Union Army.
(b) By shoplifting candy.
(c) By riding a train.
(d) By stealing eggs from the farm.

4. Charley sleeps where in an abandoned farmhouse?
(a) With the horses.
(b) In the hayloft.
(c) Near the back door.
(d) In a soft feather bed.

5. What gift does Granny give Charley for the holidays?
(a) She gives him his canteen back.
(b) Nothing, she doesn't give him a gift.
(c) She gives him a book.
(d) She gives him a hand-carved whistle.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Blue Ridge Mountains are what?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 14, Charley is pleased at his new skills to do what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What will happen to Charley if he is captured by the Union Army?

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

4. What is the Underground Railroad?

5. What could happen to Charley if he is captured by the Confederate Army?

6. When he was in New York, how did Charley dream of acting in battle?

7. Is the mysterious stranger a deserter?

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

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

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

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