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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. What is wrong with Mary's and Ghetel's feet at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) They are swollen and discolored.
(b) They are covered with sores.
(c) They are peeling and red.
(d) They are crooked and cramped.

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

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

4. Where do Mary and Ghetel spend two nights?
(a) In a forest.
(b) In a hole.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In a hollow log.

5. What does Mary spear on the third day with the horse?
(a) A catfish.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A frog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Will tells Snake Stick that in a year his family will be:

2. What does Adam Harmon believe will help Mary?

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

4. Which character needs constant prodding to keep going?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mary ask the Harmons to go search for Ghetel?

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

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

5. Why does Mary say her hunger is worse after she eats the second turnip?

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

7. How does Mary approach the Harmon men?

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

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

10. Why does Mary struggle to remain dedicated to getting home on her own without Ghetel?

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