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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the horse die?
(a) Its broken leg becomes infected.
(b) It is shot by Indians.
(c) It drowns in the river.
(d) A limb pierces its side on the makeshift bridge.

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

3. What weapon does Ghetel demand Mary give to her?
(a) The gun.
(b) The knife.
(c) The tomahawk.
(d) The spear.

4. Mary wants to give up at the beginning of Chapter 23, but fears Will will one day find what?
(a) Ghetel.
(b) Sticks.
(c) Her bleached out bones.
(d) Her horse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Mary and the Harmons stop on their way to the fort?

2. When does the horse become injured?

3. What is one thing Mary says she will never tell once she gets home?

4. Who wraps Mary in something in Chapter 31?

5. What do Mary and Ghetel eat to supplement their meager findings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What one impulsive act does Ghetel's massive hunger cause her to do?

2. Explain why Mary is reluctant to give Ghetel the tomahawk after four days without food.

3. When Mary finds the cabin and the two turnips, she only eats one. Explain why one turnip is enough to make Mary full.

4. Describe why Ghetel's threat to eat Mary is one Mary considers is justified?

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

6. Why does Will ask Mary for forgiveness?

7. Describe Ghetel's state of mind when she threatens to eat Mary in Chapter 23.

8. Explain why Ghetel suddenly attacks Mary.

9. Why does Mary believe she has prompted God's anger?

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

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