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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 is the name of Granny's mule?

2. What do Granny's neighbors call people from the north, especially soldiers?

3. Who plans to live with Granny when Charley leaves?

4. Who does Charley get into a fistfight with in Chapter 12?

5. By Chapter 13, what has Charley learned about herbs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Charley a deserter?

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

3. What does the word emancipated mean?

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

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

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

7. What mountains does Charley finally enter?

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

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

10. What is the Underground Railroad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Charley run away with Con Sullivan? What are his expectations when he meets Con? How is reality different?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) What does Charley expect war to be like.

Part 2) What is it really like?

Part 3) How does Charley react when thrust into battle?

Essay Topic 3

After killing the panther, does Charley feel better about his skills using a gun or his skills as a farmer? Why?

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