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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The female salmon they watch is too weak to fight
(a) The male salmon.
(b) The force of the stream.
(c) The bears that hunt her.
(d) The other femaile salmon.

2. What is true of both the swimmer and Mark Brian?
(a) They are both unclear about their purpose.
(b) They are both doomed to complete their task and die.
(c) They are both kinds of fish.
(d) They are both outcasts of society.

3. What happens to the salmon, or swimmer, at the end of his journey?
(a) He dies.
(b) He returns to the ocean.
(c) He chooses a mate.
(d) He waits for his eggs to hatch.

4. Mark returns to the vicarage and to the smell of
(a) Fire.
(b) Death.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Hope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jim plan to get drunk after the funeral?

2. Mark asks Jim to show him

3. What is the Indian name of the village where Mark Brian is sent?

4. What formality does Jim help Mark leave behind?

5. Where is the novel set?

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