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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27, 28, 29 and 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Indians cross the river on the fifth day on the trail?
(a) On foot.
(b) On horseback.
(c) On a bridge.
(d) In canoes.

2. How far do Mary and Ghetel travel to find a spot to cross the river?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 40 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

3. What does Mary use to mark trees when she goes to collect berries and nuts?
(a) A hatchet.
(b) Yarn.
(c) Paint.
(d) Blood.

4. Which character is beheaded during the Shawnee Indian attack?
(a) Johnny Draper.
(b) Philip Barger.
(c) Will Draper.
(d) Henry Lenard.

5. What are Mary's two sons doing when the Shawnee Indians' attack?
(a) Crying.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Picking berries.
(d) Working.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is a "troublesome piece of baggage?"

2. Who do Mary and Ghetel hide from when they approach the salt springs?

3. Who says, "Any marnin' th' good Lord lets'ee open you eyes, that's a day he's got something' f'r ye t' do."?

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

5. How long does Mary estimate it will take to get back to Draper's Meadow?

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