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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. Mary wants to give up at the beginning of Chapter 23, but fears Will will one day find what?

2. Who crosses the river in a leaky canoe?

3. Where do Adam Harmon and his sons plan to go when they see Mary?

4. What animal do Mary and Ghetel attempt to kill?

5. Who do Mary and Ghetel hide from when they approach the salt springs?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Ghetel's attack on Mary foreshadowed in a previous chapter?

2. Who does Ghetel believe Adam Harmon to be when he approaches her in the woods?

3. Why does Mary doubt her ability to get back to Draper's Meadow in Chapter 19?

4. Why does Mary ask the Harmons to go search for Ghetel?

5. Why are Mary and Ghetel unable to pinpoint what roots have made them sick?

6. Why does it scare Mary when Ghetel eats the frog's tiny front legs?

7. How does Mary approach the Harmon men?

8. Explain why Mary doesn't care that the cabin she approaches in Chapter 28 may be home to Indians.

9. Why are the first few moments awkward when Will and Mary reunited?

10. Why does Will ask Mary for forgiveness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Interpret the meaning of the tomahawk in Mary's and Ghetel's journey toward civilization.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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