Charley Skedaddle - (Patricia Beatty - Level: 6.4)
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Choose the best answer for each question listed below.


1. Charley Skedaddle is about a boy, Charley, and...

His best friend.
His Grandma.
His sister.
His experiences in the Civil War.
A gang from New York called the Bowery Boys.

2. Why does Charley join the army?

He wants to be a drummer.
He doesn't like his sister's fiance.
He wants to find his brother's killer.
He wants to escape from the police.
He wants to be like his brother.

3. Why is this book called Charley Skedaddle?

Charley changes his last name to escape going to war.
Charley runs away from a battle.
Charley uses it as a code word for the Underground Railroad.
It's his real last name.
It is a nickname for the Bowery Boys.

4. Why is Granny Bent called a yarb woman?

She is a panther hunter.
She was attacked by a yarb.
She calls her goose, Yarb.
She is an herb woman.
She lives in Yarb, Virginia.

5. Why does Granny lock Charley in the hen house?

She wants him to be her servant.
She wants him to train the rooster.
She is afraid he will tell the soldeirs where she is.
She is afraid he will lead escaped slaves to her home.
She is afraid he will be attacked by Rebel soldiers.

6. How does Charley change at Granny Bent's?

He learns to love slavery.
He is adopted by Granny.
He is killed by Tom.
He learns new skills and becomes more brave.
He becomes a Confederate soldier.

7. Before Charley meets Granny, he is a coward. A coward is:

Someone who joins a war.
An herb grower.
Someone who kills someone.
Someone who is afraid.
A farmer.

8. What is a painter?

A goose
A soldier
A gang member
A panther
An artist

9. Charley helps Granny Bent by...

Beating up Cois MacRae.
Freeing slaves.
Growing new plants for her.
Rescuing her and killing the panther.
Shooting a Union soldier.

10. What is the author's main purpose in writing this book?

Give lessons on growing herbs
Teach facts about the Civil War
Teach facts about the Underground Railroad
Give facts about Union soldiers
Entertain the reader with a historical story

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