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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After passing the spring that burns, Ghetel wants to quit and threatens to do what to Mary?
(a) Eat her.
(b) Hug her.
(c) Leave her.
(d) Kill her.

2. What does Adam Harmon believe will help Mary?
(a) Beef tea.
(b) Milk.
(c) A steak.
(d) Water.

3. What thought keeps Mary traveling even though she's ill?
(a) Returning to Will.
(b) Eating food.
(c) Finding shelter.
(d) Brushing her teeth.

4. What do the Harmons give Mary to eat to get well?
(a) Steak.
(b) Broth.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Water.

5. Why doesn't Mary cross over to Ghetel's side of the river?
(a) She is sad.
(b) She is naked.
(c) She is scared.
(d) It's too wide.

6. What is the first landmark Mary and Ghetel come to that confirms they are traveling in the right direction?
(a) The forest.
(b) Salt springs.
(c) The bridge.
(d) The O-Y-O River.

7. Who brings in the slab of calf meat for Mary's broth?
(a) Adam.
(b) Junior.
(c) Hank.
(d) Will.

8. What do Mary and Ghetel eat to supplement their meager findings?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Worms and grubs.
(d) Wood.

9. What is one thing Mary says she will never tell once she gets home?
(a) That she left her baby with the Indians.
(b) That she lost the horse.
(c) That she was lost.
(d) That she traveled with Ghetel.

10. What does Ghetel want to go back and do with the horse?
(a) Feed it.
(b) Eat it.
(c) Ride it.
(d) Bury it.

11. Where do Johnny and Will go at the fork in the road?
(a) To the O-Y-O River.
(b) To Draper's Meadow.
(c) To the fort at Drunkard's Bottom.
(d) To the fields.

12. What is one thing Will is worried about for Mary?
(a) That she will die.
(b) That she will be raped.
(c) That she will escape.
(d) That she not be fed.

13. Why is the Harmon family in a hurry?
(a) They are sad to be home.
(b) They are happy to be moving.
(c) They are worried about an Indian attack.
(d) They are excited to go on vacation.

14. Whose scalp does Captain Wildcat want?
(a) Will Ingles.
(b) Mary Ingles.
(c) General Washington.
(d) Johnny Draper.

15. What happens to Mary's dress during her scuffle with Ghetel?
(a) It is faded.
(b) It is torn off.
(c) It is stained.
(d) It is splattered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Ghetel want to be so she can get Mary?

2. How does the horse die?

3. Where does Ghetel bite Mary?

4. Which character's teeth are becoming loose?

5. What do Mary and Ghetel share for warmth?

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