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I Heard the Owl Call My Name | Quiz

Margaret Craven
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I Heard the Owl Call My Name | Quiz

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1)

What happens to the salmon, or swimmer, at the end of his journey? (from Chapter 5)

He waits for his eggs to hatch.
He chooses a mate.
He returns to the ocean.
He dies.
2)

What favor does Keetah ask from Mark on behalf of the villagers? (from Chapter 22)

She asks him to help her find Gordon again.
She asks him to stay until he dies.
She asks him to perform her marriage to Jim.
She asks him to bring the Bishop back.
3)

What relationship did Mark Brian observe in the hunters of the tribe? (from Chapter 6)

The warrior-to-warrior relationship.
The boss-laborer relationship.
The brotherly relationship.
The father-son relationship.
4)

What is true of both the swimmer and Mark Brian? (from Chapter 5)

They are both outcasts of society.
They are both kinds of fish.
They are both unclear about their purpose.
They are both doomed to complete their task and die.
5)

When Mark Brian sees the tribe approaching the church single file, he is reminded of (from Chapter 7)

Their travel up the river.
Their duty to him as their vicar.
Their travel from the mountains to the Bering Sea.
Their oppression by the white man.
6)

Why is Mark Brian going to Alert Bay? (from Chapter 10)

He wants to visit Gordon and the boys.
He wants to see if he can get Ellie away from her parents.
He is going to visit his sister.
H wants to see if he can get Keetah away from her white fiance.
7)

When he returns, Mark visits (from Chapter 22)

The vicarage.
Keetah's family.
Marta's house.
The burial grounds.
8)

The teacher does not attend the funeral because (from Chapter 23)

If he shows he cares, the Indians will tease him.
If he shows he cares, he will have to help with the funera.
If he shows he cares, he will have to live and suffer.
If he shows he cares, he will have to live and die with the villagers.
9)

Who is Tagoona? (from Chapter 9)

Tagoona is the mythical brother who settled the tribe.
Tagoona is the first white priest to live among the Eskimos.
Tagoona is a storm that symbolizes difficult times for the Indians.
Tagoona is an Eskimo who becomes an ordained priest.
10)

Why didn't the hunters discuss their plans aloud? (from Chapter 6)

The warrior spirits would try to trick the game into hiding.
The women of the tribe would try to hunt the game first.
The animal spirits would hear, and the game would hide.
The animal spirits would conspire to harm the hunters.
11)

Why does Mark refuse to urge Gordon to stay, as the elders have asked him? (from Chapter 16)

He has promised Jim to urge Gordon to go.
He has promised Gordon he will help him get out of the village.
He has promised Keetah he would not interfere.
He has promised Gordon's mother to help him get an education.
12)

Whose death does Mark Brian experience in Chapter 11? (from Chapter 11)

Gordon's mother.
Mrs. Hudson.
Marta.
Keetah's sister.
13)

As the weather turns colder, Mark and Jim face challenges with (from Chapter 7)

The organ.
The boat.
The constable.
The doctor.
14)

What is Jim's response to Keetah's state of health? (from Chapter 19)

He says a child is always welcome.
He says a child is always a reminder of past mistakes.
He says she will not raise the child herself.
He says no child of Gordon's will ever be his.
15)

What fact associates Mark Brian with "the swimmer?" (from Chapter 5)

He loves fishing.
He is an excellent swimmer.
He wants to keep moving up the river.
He has a twin sister.
16)

Who tells Mark the myth of the hamatsa? (from Chapter 15)

Peter.
Caleb.
Marta.
Mrs. Hudson.
17)

Keetah wants to bear Gordon's child so that (from Chapter 19)

HIs line will continue to live in the village, though he will not.
She can hold on to some part of him.
He will be forced to marry her against his will.
She can punish JIm for his past behavior.
18)

What does the English anthropologist call the Indian tribe? (from Chapter 13)

Quackers.
Labradoodles.
Quackadoodles.
Quakers.
19)

When Mark releases Calamity Bill's ashes, (from Chapter 21)

He hears Calamity Bill whisper goodbye.
He hears his prayers echo back to him across the channel.
He hears to raven call his name.
He hears the Bishop call his name.
20)

Mark Brian dies when (from Chapter 23)

A tornado destroys his boat.
A landslide destroys his boat.
A crash destroys his boat.
His illness overwhelms him.
21)

What question does Mrs. Hudson ask Mark Brian as her family leaves the village in shame? (from Chapter 9)

Why should we forgive you?
Why have you betrayed us?
What can you do to help us?
What have you done to us?
22)

Ironically, Sam's drinking causes (from Chapter 14)

HIs wife to insist that their daughter go to school.
His wife to insist that he attend Alcholics Anonymous.
His wife to insist that their son go to school.
His wife to leave him for another man.
23)

What season marks the start of Chapter 11? (from Chapter 11)

Fall.
Summer.
Spring.
Winter.
24)

According to the myth, the hamatsa is (from Chapter 15)

A white man.
A prostitute.
A cannibal.
A cedar tree.
25)

The female salmon they watch is too weak to fight (from Chapter 5)

The force of the stream.
The male salmon.
The other femaile salmon.
The bears that hunt her.
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