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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. Where does Charley find Granny?

2. Why does Granny caution Charley not to speak in town?

3. What does Granny use to heal the mountain people?

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

5. Charley hides in the bushes to escape what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Underground Railroad?

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

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

4. In Chapter 13, what does it mean when Charley escapes the hen house but doesn't run away from the farm?

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

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

7. Is Charley a deserter?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

At the beginning of the story, Charley fights with a rival gang member, one of the Dead Rabbits. Later, he fights with Cois McRae. Charley realizes that there are "good" fights and "bad" fights.

Part 1) Was the fight with the Dead Rabbit gang member a good fight or a bad fight. Why?

Part 2) Was the second fight with Cois McRae a good fight or a bad fight? Why?

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