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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. What two reasons demand that the vicarage be built before August?
(a) In August the rains began and liquor would be legal for Indians.
(b) In August Mark Brian would leave and the Bishop would arrive.
(c) In August the mosquitos came and illness would follow.
(d) In August Keetah and Gordon would be married and they would leave the village.

2. The dying man asks Mark Brian to
(a) Spread his ashes in a certain place.
(b) Deliver a fine eulogy for him.
(c) Obtain a fine suit for his burial.
(d) Contact all his friends and relatives.

3. When Keetah returns to the village, she finds
(a) She has changed in different ways that the villagers have.
(b) She is no longer welcome in the village.
(c) She has changed, but the village has not.
(d) The village has changed, but she has not.

4. What does Mark Brian try to prepare the school boys for?
(a) Living with women.
(b) Living in white society.
(c) Living among strangers.
(d) Living in the Indian world.

5. The teacher does not attend the funeral because
(a) If he shows he cares, he will have to live and suffer.
(b) If he shows he cares, he will have to help with the funera.
(c) If he shows he cares, he will have to live and die with the villagers.
(d) If he shows he cares, the Indians will tease him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mark observes that everything in nature

2. What does Mrs. Hudson suggest they serve at Mark's funeral?

3. On his way back to the village, Mark hears the owl call his name, signaling

4. While Jim and Mark are out on the boat

5. Why do Jim and Mark go out on the boat during a storm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the mood among the boys going to live at the white school?

2. What advice does Mark offer Gordon before they part?

3. How is Caleb like the Cedar-man, according to Mark?

4. Why does Mark conclude that the villagers still do not know or trust him?

5. What does the Bishop claim happens every time he arrives at the village?

6. Why does Peter sit up waiting for the vicar after his funeral?

7. Describe Mark and Jim's relationship.

8. Though the river freezes, how do the villagers survive?

9. Who contributes to the preparations for Mark's funeral?

10. What does Mark learn among the elders during his stay at Marta's?

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