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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 says, "Any marnin' th' good Lord lets'ee open you eyes, that's a day he's got something' f'r ye t' do."?
(a) Ghetel.
(b) Mary.
(c) Will Ingles.
(d) Mary's mother.

2. Mary wants to give up at the beginning of Chapter 23, but fears Will will one day find what?
(a) Her horse.
(b) Her bleached out bones.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Ghetel.

3. What does Mary do to Ghetel when they come to another river at the beginning of Chapter 23?
(a) Strikes the horse while Ghetel is on it.
(b) Strikes her.
(c) Yells at her.
(d) Tells Ghetel to swim across first.

4. What animal does Mary notice is not afraid of humans?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Birds.
(c) Horses.
(d) Wolves.

5. What does Mary have to follow to get back home?
(a) The trees.
(b) The trails.
(c) The map.
(d) The river.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets the shortest straw when deciding who gets to eat whom?

2. What weapon does Ghetel demand Mary give to her?

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

4. Why does Ghetel say she is better off living in the Indian village?

5. After passing the spring that burns, Ghetel wants to quit and threatens to do what to Mary?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain why the Harmon men cry at Mary's condition instead of being repulsed by her.

3. Explain why Ghetel suddenly attacks Mary.

4. Why does Will ask Mary for forgiveness?

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

6. How does Mary approach the Harmon men?

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

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

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

10. Why does Mary doubt her ability to get back to Draper's Meadow in Chapter 19?

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