The Narrative of the Captivity of Mary Rowlandson

When Mary sits with her baby, her captors --

• tell her that her master will hit the child in the head
• give her comfort
• show her herbal remedies to take care of the child
• sing chants to her

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At the beginning of the narrative, Mary Rowlandson is --

• very ill 
• wounded
• full of energy
• frightened

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The best description of Rowlandson's attitude toward her children might be that she --

• misses them but believes that it builds character to live separately
• treats them as if they were adults capable of taking care of themselves
• cares passionately about them and feels bad about being apart from them
• sternly disapproves of their weeping when she sees them

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Rowlandson primarily draws strength from --

• her desire to return and tell her story to the Puritans
• her belief in God's ultimate plan
• the medicine that a sympathetic woman gives her
• her desire to avenge the death of her child

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When Mary Rowlandson writes, "the Lord would gather us together, and turn all those curses upon our enemies," the style of her language is most likely inspired by --

• the Bible
• an almanac
• Indian dialect
• novels 

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Which of the following events occurs first in the narrative? 

• Mary Rowlandson is reunited with her daughter.
• Mary Rowlandson learns to eat bear meat.
• Mary Rowlandson cares for her sick baby.
• One of the American Indians gives Mary Rowlandson a Bible.

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Why were she and her children captured?

• The Indians wanted to increase their tribe

• The Indians wanted to torture them

• The Indians wanted to learn about her faith in God

• The Indians wanted to trade them for money or supplies

What was one unintended consequence of popular "captivity narratives?"

• Indians made alliances with the French and started the American Revolution

• Settlers stopped colonizing

• Mary Rowlandson became rich

• Relations between settlers and Indians deteriorated

What did Mary Rowlandson receive on the day her daughter died?

• A copy of Game of Thrones

• A copy of Common Sense

• A horse heart

• A Bible

Of what sect of Christianity was Mary Rowlandson?

• Roman Catholic

• Puritan

• Quaker

• Shinto Buddhism