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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the Shawnee Indians and their captives spend the night on the second day after the attack on Draper's Meadow?
(a) In a tent.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In a farmhouse.
(d) In a woods.

2. Where are the two translators who live among the Shawnee from?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) England.

3. Where are the captives tied during the Indians' celebrations?
(a) On the bank of a river.
(b) In a forest.
(c) In a field.
(d) In the center of the village.

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

5. Who does Mary think is "beauteous?"
(a) Georgie.
(b) Bettie Draper.
(c) Will Ingles.
(d) Chief Wildcat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary do to keep track of the days she is on the trail?

2. What nationality is Ghetel?

3. Who do the Shawnee fight beside?

4. What is Gander Jack hired to do?

5. How does Bettie survive the gauntlet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mary give Bettie her seat on the horse?

2. How does Mary begin to erase her baby, Bettie Eleanor, from her memory and heart?

3. What does Bettie think of Mary for allowing Otter Girl to nurse the baby?

4. Why are Eleanor Draper and Casper Barrier killed by the Shawnee Indians?

5. Gander Jack leads Will and Johnny Draper into the heart of Cherokee Indian country. Describe why Will had the "gollywobbles."

6. How does Mary's pride make her blind to the situation with Chief Wildcat?

7. How are Mary and Ghetel similar?

8. Why does Mary believe that pride is essential to the captives' survival?

9. How are Mary's preconceived notions about the Indians challenged by her actual experiences with them?

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

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