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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. In Chapter 13, what has Charley learned about the woods surrounding Granny's farm?
2. What gift does Charley give Granny?
3. Charley admits what to Cois McRae?
4. How is fall different in the mountains?
5. What does Granny plan to do with Charley after she catches him stealing her eggs?
Short Essay Questions
1. What really happened when Charley was thrown into a horrible battle?
2. At the end of the story, is Charley more comfortable in the Blue Ridge Mountains or in New York?
3. Is the mysterious stranger a deserter?
4. What are some of the hazards that Charley encounters as a deserter?
5. 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?
6. Charley pours out his story to a man on a wagon who tells him what?
7. The morning after the battle, Charley is forced out of his hiding place by what?
8. When he was in New York, how did Charley dream of acting in battle?
9. How does Charley change his uniform to try to disguise his identity?
10. In Chapter 13, what does it mean when Charley escapes the hen house but doesn't run away from the farm?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Part 1) Compare and contrast the personalities of Con Sullivan and Jem Miller.
Part 2) How does Charley's view of Con change over time?
Part 3) Does Charley's view of Jem change or remain the same?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Charley run away with Con Sullivan? What are his expectations when he meets Con? How is reality different?
Essay Topic 3
Charley's attitudes about killing change over the course of the book.
Part 1) What is Charley's attitude about killing Confederate soldiers at the beginning of the novel?
Part 2) How does that attitude change when he actually shoots a Confederate soldier?
Part 3) What is Charley's attitude toward killing at the end of the story? Does he believe the Confederate soldier he shot is alive or dead? How does he feel about that?
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