Describe at least three of Mary's premonitions and how they come through. How does one of those premonitions save her life at Fort Vass?

Compare Mary's character to her sister-in-law Bettie and her friend Ghetel. How do the women differ? How are they the same? Who is the stronger of the three and why?

Describe how Mary comes to be separated from Georgie and Tommy. How does she react? How does she come to the decision to leave her daughter, Bettie Eleanor, behind? How does she react when that time comes? She fears that Will will ask her what happened to their daughter and that she won't know what to say. What happens when Will does ask? Is it likely that the baby existed at all? Why or why not?

What it is that makes Mary so anxious to escape her captivity? She says...