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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fact associates Mark Brian with "the swimmer?"
(a) He is an excellent swimmer.
(b) He loves fishing.
(c) He wants to keep moving up the river.
(d) He has a twin sister.

2. In Kwakwala, there is no word for
(a) Good morning.
(b) Goodbye.
(c) Thank You.
(d) Please.

3. Who is Tagoona?
(a) Tagoona is the first white priest to live among the Eskimos.
(b) Tagoona is the mythical brother who settled the tribe.
(c) Tagoona is a storm that symbolizes difficult times for the Indians.
(d) Tagoona is an Eskimo who becomes an ordained priest.

4. Though cautious, Jim
(a) Continues to serve the vicar well.
(b) Rebuilds the vicarage.
(c) Abandons hope for the new vicar.
(d) Immediately befriends the vicar.

5. Mark finds himself tending for an orphaned
(a) Boy.
(b) Deer.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Seal.

6. Who are Mark Brian's first friends in the village?
(a) Jim Wallace and Chief Eddy.
(b) Sam and his wife.
(c) Two children who visit the vicarage.
(d) Marta Stephens and Ellie.

7. What small revenge does Mrs. Hudson have on the white man?
(a) She serves them wild goose.
(b) She serves them mashed turnips.
(c) She knits them itchy hats.
(d) She refuses to speak English to them.

8. Craven often describes the Indians' eyes and faces as
(a) Exuberant.
(b) Waiting.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Annoyed.

9. In the painting of Christ,
(a) Christ is Indian and appears to know their sadness.
(b) Christ is white and appears remote.
(c) Christ is looking away as if unconcerned.
(d) Christ is extending his hand to the lambs.

10. Mark discovers he has no talent for
(a) Lying.
(b) Preaching.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Swimming.

11. Who did Constable Pearson bring with him to the village?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) His mother.
(c) His superior officer.
(d) His best friend.

12. Jim Wallace wants the vicar to know that he is
(a) Free in the village.
(b) The only Indian in the village who is not free.
(c) Not willing to be friends with a white man.
(d) Employed by the church.

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

14. When the men deliver the organ to the church
(a) It does not work.
(b) It plays beautifully.
(c) It draws a crowd.
(d) It falls apart.

15. What news arrives from Keetah's sister, Mrs. Hudson's granddaughter?
(a) Keetah's sister will marry a white man.
(b) Keetah's sister refuses to come home for Christmas.
(c) Keetah's sister will not attend Keetah's wedding.
(d) Keetah's sister will marry a man f rom another tribe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose death does Mark Brian experience in Chapter 11?

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

3. How do the Indians respond to Mark Brian's attempts to learn their language?

4. Why does the teacher visit the vicar?

5. What distinguishes Marta Stephens as very old?

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