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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the Indian woman wailing outside the vicarage?
(a) She is afraid of the new Indian Affairs agent.
(b) She claims to have seen ghosts.
(c) She is afraid of Mark Brian.
(d) She is a professional mourner.

2. What fact associates Mark Brian with "the swimmer?"
(a) He is an excellent swimmer.
(b) He has a twin sister.
(c) He wants to keep moving up the river.
(d) He loves fishing.

3. The Bishop will not reveal the young man's illness yet because he fears
(a) The young man will not try to win over the villagers if he knows he is dying.
(b) The young man will lose his faith if he knows he is dying.
(c) The young man will leave the priesthood if he knows he is dying.
(d) The young man will try too hard if he knows he is dying.

4. How do the Indians respond to Mark Brian's attempts to learn their language?
(a) They are amused and indulgent.
(b) They are offended.
(c) They are unimpressed by his efforts.
(d) They are amused and mock him openly.

5. Why does Caleb feel Mark should be sorry for the Indians?
(a) Because they need salvation.
(b) Because they must teach him everything.
(c) Because they are so uncivilized.
(d) Because they must endure his presence on their land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mark and Jim share a picnic with

2. The female salmon they watch is too weak to fight

3. At the end of the chapter, what is revealed in Mark Brian's eyes?

4. Why is Keetah's family leaving the tribe to live in a deserted village?

5. What does Mark Brian promise the dying woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Marta Stephens knitting a hat for the vicar?

2. Why do the villagers offer to help Mark build the vicarage?

3. What does the behavior of the young people symbolize for people like Peter?

4. What seems to be most important to the Bishop regarding the young man and the Indian village?

5. Why does Jim believe Keetah would be happier with him than with Gordon?

6. Describe the Bishop's intentions for the young ordinand.

7. What limitations does the ordinand's illness place on him?

8. Why does Mark agree to help Gordon get an education?

9. What recurring idea or image appears as the author describes the state of the village and the graveyard?

10. Who speaks at the funeral after Mark Brian is done?

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