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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 is one thing Will is worried about for Mary?

2. What is one thing Mary and Ghetel lose when crossing the river?

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

4. What thought keeps Mary traveling even though she's ill?

5. Who does Mary ask about when she wakes up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain why Ghetel suddenly attacks Mary.

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

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

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

7. When Mary finds the cabin and the two turnips, she only eats one. Explain why one turnip is enough to make Mary full.

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

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

10. Who does Ghetel believe Adam Harmon to be when he approaches her in the woods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Mary begins to refer to her daughter as "it," and how she feels that God punishes her for abandoning her daughter.

Essay Topic 2

When the Shawnee Indians attack Draper's Meadown, Bettie Draper doesn't flee to safety, but runs to Mary's house. Explain why Mary is a symbol of safety and leadership throughout Follow the River.

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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