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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 get water the first day he flees?

2. Granny tells the people in Hearn Hollow that she found Charley doing what?

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

4. What does Sarie give Charley in Chapter 15?

5. How are the panther's tracks distinctive?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 13, when Charley escapes from the hen house while a mysterious stranger visits Granny, what does he do next?

3. 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?

4. What is the Underground Railroad?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Charley pours out his story to a man on a wagon who tells him what?

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

At the beginning of the story, Charley is sure that he will be able to handle a gun because he has shot toy guns at the arcade before. He is also positive that he will act heroically in battle.

Part 1) What are Charley's expectations of himself when he joins the soldiers? What is his biggest goal in joining the Union Army?

Part 2) Are drummer boy's supposed to fire weapons? Does Charely follow this rule? Why or why not?

Part 3) When Charley has to use a huge rifle to kill the panther, does he enjoy it? How does he feel about guns at the end of the story?

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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