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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Marta know first missionary in the village had a white beard?
(a) She had heard stories from her elders.
(b) She had seen pictures of him in the vicarage.
(c) She knew the man as a child.
(d) She had heard the Bishop tell stories of him.

2. What is true of both the swimmer and Mark Brian?
(a) They are both doomed to complete their task and die.
(b) They are both outcasts of society.
(c) They are both kinds of fish.
(d) They are both unclear about their purpose.

3. Before he travels to the village, Mark Brian
(a) Reconsiders his decision to live in the village.
(b) Suns himself while waiting for Jim to arrive.
(c) Carefully tends to the boat.
(d) Writes letters to his family.

4. What formality does Jim help Mark leave behind?
(a) Speaking Kwakwala.
(b) The formal use of the word "we."
(c) Shaking hands.
(d) The formal use of the word "you."

5. Which of Constable Pearson's actions makes the Indians hold in their laughter?
(a) He is physically sick after he eats a meal with the tribe.
(b) He is physically sick at the sight of the dead body.
(c) He cannot find his way around the village.
(d) He cannot find the dead body.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter claim causes this new feeling among the villagers?

2. Why is the whole tribe home together for the first time since Mark's arrival in the village?

3. Mark returns to the vicarage and to the smell of

4. The doctor reveals the young man's illness to

5. Who or what follows Jim and Mark back to the camp?

(see the answer key)

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