Thursday, March 1, 2012

Review for Test from A Narrative of the Captivity

~ From what does Mary rowlandson primarily draw strength?
~ Why do you think the group that captures Rowlandson is forced to keep moving?
~ What is the best description of Rowlandson's attitude toward her children?
~ Rowlandson writes, "There was a sqaw who spoke to me to make a shirt for sannup."  What does her use of this Indian word for husband tell us?
~ What item of plunder does an Indian give Rowlandson that she sees as evidence of "God's mercy"?
~ What does Rowlandson mean when she writes, "I was fain to go and look after something to satisfy my hunger"?
~ Rowlandson believes God gives her a sign when ...
~ Why does Rowlandson believe God helps her when she becomes lost looking for her son?
~review your vocabulary terms
~Review the allusions that Rowlandson uses in the narrative.
~ Rowlandson uses an allusion to the Biblical story of Jacob to describe...
~ What must a reader have knowledge of  in order to understand the allusions  in Rowlandson's narrative?
~ Review the events in chronological order...
~ Describe the link that Mary Rowlandson sees between her captivity and the suffering endured by people in the Bible.  Support your ideas with at least two examples from the selection.

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