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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Charley fires Granny's gun?

2. In Chapter 15, Charley talks to Cois McRae and Cois agrees to stop what?

3. What is the name of Granny's mule?

4. What almost destroys Charley's hiding place twice?

5. What gift does Granny give Charley for the holidays?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What mountains does Charley finally enter?

8. Is Charley a deserter?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Charley's family situation at the beginning of the story? How does this impact later events?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast New York and the Blue Ridge Mountains. How are they different? What are the similarities?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Michael Demarest.

Part 1) What does he threaten to do to Charley if the boy doesn't stop fighting?

Part 2) What are Michael's motives?

Part 3) Ultimately, is Michael a good person or a bad person?

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