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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 condition is Mary Draper Ingles in when the Shawnee Indians attack?

2. Where do the Shawnee Indians and their captives spend the night on the second day after the attack on Draper's Meadow?

3. How many miles does Mary walk her first day away from the Indian camp?

4. Who is at the salt spring camp with Mary?

5. Why does Mary faint during the slave auction?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mary given a basket at the beginning of Chapter 7?

2. What are some of the problems Mary may encounter on her trip home?

3. What does Mary fear the Indians will do to her unborn child when they attack?

4. How does Mary's pride make her blind to the situation with Chief Wildcat?

5. What is the significance of Mary saying that there is a way to return if there is a way across the O-Y-O?

6. Why is Ghetel's insatiable appetite problematic for Mary?

7. How does Mary begin to erase her baby, Bettie Eleanor, from her memory and heart?

8. How are Mary and Ghetel similar?

9. What does Bettie think of Mary for allowing Otter Girl to nurse the baby?

10. Why is the horse an important tool for Mary and Ghetel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several times throughout the journey, Mary questions herself and tells herself she doesn't need Ghetel and then later recants. Explain why Mary needs Ghetel as much as Ghetel needs her.

Essay Topic 2

Historical facts and myths about Native Americans are incorporated throughout Follow the River. Using examples from the text, explain how Mary Ingles' beliefs about the Shawnees both help and hinder her survival.

Essay Topic 3

Explain why Mary begins to refer to her daughter as "it," and how she feels that God punishes her for abandoning her daughter.

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