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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 appears first at the beginning of Chapter 27?
(a) Gander Jack.
(b) Snake Stick.
(c) Will.
(d) Johnny.

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

3. What does Mary catch Ghetel eating the day after their scuffle?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Roots.
(d) Wood.

4. Why doesn't Mary go on without her when Ghetel goes back for the horse?
(a) Mary doesn't want to travel alone.
(b) Mary is frightened.
(c) Mary doesn't like Ghetel.
(d) Mary is unsure of where to go.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mary spear on the third day with the horse?

3. What does Mary do to Ghetel when they come to another river at the beginning of Chapter 23?

4. How many miles does Mary say she walked?

5. Where do Johnny and Will go at the fork in the road?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mary complain that walking with Ghetel is a huge burden?

2. How does Mary approach the Harmon men?

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

4. Why is the loss of the tomahawk significant to Mary and Ghetel?

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

6. Why does Will ask Mary for forgiveness?

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

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

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

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

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