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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jim convinced Keetah will marry him?
(a) Because he is Catholic like she is.
(b) Because he knows Gordon will not stay in the village.
(c) Because he is the only unmarried young man in the village.
(d) Because she is clearly in love with him.

2. Whose return to the village has sparked Mark's interest?
(a) Keetah's fiance.
(b) Keetah's sister, who had been abandoned by her fiance.
(c) Keetah's sister, who planned to marry a white man.
(d) Keetah's brother, who planned to marry a white girl.

3. The doctor reveals the young man's illness to
(a) The Bishop.
(b) The constable.
(c) The young ordinand.
(d) The Archbishop.

4. Why didn't the hunters discuss their plans aloud?
(a) The women of the tribe would try to hunt the game first.
(b) The warrior spirits would try to trick the game into hiding.
(c) The animal spirits would conspire to harm the hunters.
(d) The animal spirits would hear, and the game would hide.

5. Who has returned to the village after their self-imposed exile?
(a) Caleb.
(b) Jim's relatives.
(c) Gordon's relatives.
(d) The Bishop.

6. The chief teaches Mark Brian to say
(a) Good Morning.
(b) How do you do.
(c) God bless you.
(d) Amen.

7. The young ordinand has less than two years to
(a) LIve without life support.
(b) Live away from home.
(c) Live an active life.
(d) Live outside the hospital.

8. Why doesn't the young man know about his illness?
(a) The Bishop has not told him yet.
(b) The villagers are trying to treat it.
(c) The man does not speak the native's language.
(d) The doctor tries to cover it up.

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

10. How does Mark Brian approach the village of Kingcome?
(a) On a forty-foot raft.
(b) On a hydro-plane.
(c) On a forty-foot boat.
(d) On a rowboat.

11. What does the doctor hope the Bishop will do for the young man?
(a) He hopes the Bishop will warn the young man of his condition.
(b) He hopes the Bishop will train the young man well.
(c) He hopes the Bishop will nurse the young man to health.
(d) He hopes the Bishop will pray for the young man.

12. How does Mark describe the inanimate?
(a) Solid, stubborn, and indifferent.
(b) Remote, fearfull, and unreachable.
(c) Receptive, agreeable, and easygoing.
(d) Angry, vengeful, and dangerous.

13. Why is Mark Brian going to Alert Bay?
(a) H wants to see if he can get Keetah away from her white fiance.
(b) He wants to see if he can get Ellie away from her parents.
(c) He wants to visit Gordon and the boys.
(d) He is going to visit his sister.

14. Why does Jim plan to get drunk after the funeral?
(a) Because the Indians are dying out.
(b) Because he does not like the new vicar.
(c) Because the dead boy was his relative.
(d) Because he feels responsible for the boy's death.

15. What large item do Mark and Jim have to transport on the boat?
(a) A trunk.
(b) A cardboard box.
(c) An organ.
(d) A coffin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mark Brian do when the Bishop offers to send a new vicarage?

3. What causes Mark and all the young people to rush on to the path?

4. How did Marta know first missionary in the village had a white beard?

5. The vicar believes he will have to begin his work by

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