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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary do with her infant daughter's name?

2. Why doesn't Mary's husband's gun fire?

3. Where are the two translators who live among the Shawnee from?

4. What does Mary do with Bettie's clothing?

5. Why does Mary faint during the slave auction?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Mary's beliefs about Indians keep her safe throughout her experience living in Indian territory?

2. How are Mary and Ghetel similar?

3. What are some of the problems Mary may encounter on her trip home?

4. Why does Bettie become angry with Mary during the trip to the Indians' village?

5. Why does Mary's laughter at the Chief's joking about birth anger Bettie?

6. Why is Mary given a basket at the beginning of Chapter 7?

7. Why does Bettie Draper run directly to Mary's house when the Shawnee Indians attack in Chapter 1?

8. Why doesn't Mary scream out during the delivery of her baby?

9. What is the significance of Mary saying that there is a way to return if there is a way across the O-Y-O?

10. Why is the horse an important tool for Mary and Ghetel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Will Ingles admits that Mary's feat is one he could not have done. Explain why George Washington and the Harmon sons doubt Mary's story.

Essay Topic 2

When the horse is injured on the bridge, Ghetel wants to go back to eat it. Mary is appalled and claims the horse as her friend. Describe how Mary's beliefs about what is edible changes.

Essay Topic 3

Mary and Ghetel spend a great deal of time together in Follow the River. Compare and contrast how each one deals with the long journey to Draper's Meadows.

Part 1) Compare how Mary and Ghetel react to the slave auction and life as an Indian captive.

Part 2) Contrast how Mary and Ghetel deal with the issue of finding food.

Part 3) Compare how Mary and Ghetel are like twins.

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