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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 says, "Any marnin' th' good Lord lets'ee open you eyes, that's a day he's got something' f'r ye t' do."?
2. What is Mary annoyed by at the beginning of Chapter 23?
3. What does Mary see in the distance after traversing the last steep cliff?
4. What do Mary and Ghetel do as they continue down river after Mary escapes to the other side?
5. How does Mary become ill with a runny nose and losing her voice?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain why Mary is reluctant to give Ghetel the tomahawk after four days without food.
2. How was Ghetel's attack on Mary foreshadowed in a previous chapter?
3. Mary's horse is injured when crossing a small stream. What does this accident foreshadow?
4. Describe Ghetel's state of mind when she threatens to eat Mary in Chapter 23.
5. Why does Mary say her hunger is worse after she eats the second turnip?
6. Why does Mary ask the Harmons to go search for Ghetel?
7. Why does Mary doubt her ability to get back to Draper's Meadow in Chapter 19?
8. Why is the loss of the tomahawk significant to Mary and Ghetel?
9. Explain why the Harmon men cry at Mary's condition instead of being repulsed by her.
10. Describe how Mary relies on the approval of others despite being the leader in control of the journey?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Several times throughout the journey, Mary questions herself and tells herself she doesn't need Ghetel and then later recants. Explain why Mary needs Ghetel as much as Ghetel needs her.
Essay Topic 2
Why is it important to Mary that the two Harmon sons do not tell people at Drunkard's Bottom that Ghetel tried to eat her?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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