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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is causing new conflict among the villagers?

2. The dying man asks Mark Brian to

3. What news does the Bishop give Mark at the end of the chapter?

4. What does Mark suggest the villagers do about the burial grounds?

5. What does the English anthropologist call the Indian tribe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the elders afraid of the hamatsa?

2. In what state does Mark find the village when he returns?

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

4. Describe Mark and Jim's relationship.

5. Why does Keetah ask Mark to remain in the village?

6. Why doesn't Marta deny that Mark has heard the owl call his name?

7. What does the long boat trip back to the village from Knight's inlet offer Mark the opportunity to do?

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

9. How does Mark Brian help the villagers solve their problem with the burial grounds?

10. Why is T. P. Wallace throwing a dance-potlatch for Jim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Changing seasons are mentioned frequently in Craven's novel. Consider how the seasons reflect Craven's message in any one of the four parts of her novel, or in her novel as a whole, and write an essay in which you explore the changing and their contribution to theme.

Essay Topic 2

Isolation and remoteness affect the events and characters in Craven's novel. Write an essay in which you examine the roles of isolation and remoteness in relation to the development of Mark Brian's character, or in relation to the theme of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Many characters in the novel, including Mark Brian, believe in service and community. Choose three characters that embody these ideas in Craven's novel, and write an essay in which you describe the characters' actions and traits, connecting each to the motifs of service and community.

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