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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 do Charley and Granny go to have her corn ground into cornmeal?

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

3. The Blue Ridge Mountains are what?

4. Who catches Charley stealing her eggs?

5. When Granny goes to deliver the baby, where does Charley hear the panther?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the word emancipated mean?

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

3. Is Charley a deserter?

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

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

6. Who is the mysterious stranger who visits Granny in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Granny is a complex character.

Part 1) What has Granny done in the past that shows her compassion for slaves?

Part 2) What does she do now that shows her acceptance of her southern neighbors?

Part 3) Given those two contrasting actions, is it surprising that Granny would protect Charley?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Civil War. What were the two sides? What were the major issues of the war? Could the issues have been resolved in another way?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the difference between "good fighting" and "bad fighting." Include specific examples from the novel.

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