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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the novel set?
(a) British Columbia.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Britain.
(d) California.

2. What arrived at the village in November?
(a) The government ship.
(b) The navy ship.
(c) The army ship.
(d) The hospital ship.

3. Marta asks Mark to dinner because
(a) The elders want to talk to him about the vicarage.
(b) The elders want to talk to him about Jim.
(c) The elders want to talk to him about his health.
(d) The elders want to talk to him about the cemetery.

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

5. Families gather at the end of the salmon run to
(a) Hold the salmon festival.
(b) Celebrate the death of the salmon.
(c) Discuss tribal business.
(d) Retell myths and smoke fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the salmon, or swimmer, at the end of his journey?

2. Craven often describes the Indians' eyes and faces as

3. The visitors cause Mark Brian to feel what about the world of the white man he has left behind?

4. What happens when the government forbade the Indian dance-potlatches?

5. What formality does Jim help Mark leave behind?

(see the answer key)

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