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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. Which character needs constant prodding to keep going?
(a) Will.
(b) Mary.
(c) Johnny Draper.
(d) Ghetel.

2. How does Mary become ill with a runny nose and losing her voice?
(a) She eats berries.
(b) She has no clothes.
(c) She eats her own bowel movement.
(d) She drinks water from the river.

3. Who does Ghetel blame for her hunger and miserable journey?
(a) Herself.
(b) Chief Wildcat.
(c) Mary.
(d) Snake Stick.

4. Who crosses the river in a leaky canoe?
(a) Gander Jack.
(b) Ghetel.
(c) Snake Stick.
(d) Mary.

5. Who is a "troublesome piece of baggage?"
(a) Will.
(b) Mary.
(c) Elenor.
(d) Ghetel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose scalp does Captain Wildcat want?

2. Why doesn't Mary go on without her when Ghetel goes back for the horse?

3. Who is attacked at the beginning of Chapter 20?

4. Which character appears first at the beginning of Chapter 27?

5. What does Mary do when Adam asks about the others who are kidnapped?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Ghetel suddenly attacks Mary.

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

3. How does Mary approach the Harmon men?

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

5. Why does Will ask Mary for forgiveness?

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

7. Mary's horse is injured when crossing a small stream. What does this accident foreshadow?

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

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

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

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