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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 Snake Stick threaten to do with the ransom?

2. Who gets the shortest straw when deciding who gets to eat whom?

3. What animal does Mary notice is not afraid of humans?

4. What is applied to Mary's swollen limbs?

5. What does Mary prod Ghetel with after Ghetel refuses to continue in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why the Harmon men cry at Mary's condition instead of being repulsed by her.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several times throughout the journey, Mary questions herself and tells herself she doesn't need Ghetel and then later recants. Explain why Mary needs Ghetel as much as Ghetel needs her.

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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