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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. Who does Ghetel blame for her hunger and miserable journey?

2. Who is attacked at the beginning of Chapter 20?

3. Mary wants to give up at the beginning of Chapter 23, but fears Will will one day find what?

4. What is wrong with Mary's and Ghetel's feet at the beginning of Chapter 17?

5. What does Ghetel plan to do with the spear she snatches from Mary while they are pulling roots?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe why Ghetel's threat to eat Mary is one Mary considers is justified?

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

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

4. What one impulsive act does Ghetel's massive hunger cause her to do?

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

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

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

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

9. Explain why Ghetel suddenly attacks Mary.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the tomahawk become a symbol of Native Americans as a tool and a weapon in Follow the River? How are the Indians portrayed as both a threat and a useful people?

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

Describe why Mary's account does not mention the daughter she left behind. What may have been her reasoning, and what themes does this tie into?

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