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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. Who runs the gauntlet first?
(a) Ghetel.
(b) Bettie.
(c) Henry Lenard.
(d) Tommy.
2. How long does Mary estimate it will take to get back to Draper's Meadow?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Six months.
(c) Over two months.
(d) A month and a half.
3. Where are the two translators who live among the Shawnee from?
(a) England.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.
4. What does Will plan to do to get his family back after the trail is lost?
(a) Go to the fort.
(b) Harvest wheat and remarry.
(c) Harvest wheat and sell it for ransom money.
(d) Move to another village.
5. Who does Mary give her seat on the horse to?
(a) Chief Wildcat.
(b) Bettie.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Georgie.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the Indians do with those who successfully complete the gauntlet?
2. Who is scalped?
3. What does Mary tell the other captives while tied to the post?
4. Who is Mary with when she walks away from the spring camp?
5. Mary is fearful the Indians will grow tired of Georgie's crying and do what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Mary believe the bond between her daughter, Bettie Eleanor, and Otter Girl is for the best?
2. What does Bettie think of Mary for allowing Otter Girl to nurse the baby?
3. How does Mary begin to erase her baby, Bettie Eleanor, from her memory and heart?
4. What does Mary fear the Indians will do to her unborn child when they attack?
5. What are some of the problems Mary may encounter on her trip home?
6. Describe the place that explodes when fire or something burning is dropped on it.
7. How are Mary's preconceived notions about the Indians challenged by her actual experiences with them?
8. Why does Mary believe that pride is essential to the captives' survival?
9. Why does Bettie Draper run directly to Mary's house when the Shawnee Indians attack in Chapter 1?
10. Why is the horse an important tool for Mary and Ghetel?
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