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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. Where do Mary and the Harmons stop on their way to the fort?

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

3. Who does Ghetel blame for her hunger and miserable journey?

4. Who does Mary ask about when she wakes up?

5. What animal does Ghetel want to be so she can get Mary?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Ghetel suddenly attacks Mary.

2. Describe how Mary relies on the approval of others despite being the leader in control of the journey?

3. Describe why Ghetel's threat to eat Mary is one Mary considers is justified?

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

5. Why are the first few moments awkward when Will and Mary reunited?

6. Explain why Mary doesn't care that the cabin she approaches in Chapter 28 may be home to Indians.

7. Why does Mary ask the Harmons to go search for Ghetel?

8. Why does Mary believe she has prompted God's anger?

9. How does Mary approach the Harmon men?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the Shawnee Indians attack Draper's Meadown, Bettie Draper doesn't flee to safety, but runs to Mary's house. Explain why Mary is a symbol of safety and leadership throughout Follow the River.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Mary's mother used to tell her, "Any marnin' th' good Lord lets'ee open you eyes, that's a day he's got something' f'r ye t' do." Describe how this quote helped Mary throughout her journey.

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