A Narrative of the Captivity

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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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• very ill 
• wounded
• full of energy
• frightened

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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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

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

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 

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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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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