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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Bishop plans to
(a) Tell the young man about his illness eventually.
(b) Tell the young man to be grateful for his health.
(c) Tell the young man he does not have any illnesses.
(d) Tell the young man his illness is psychological.

2. Why is Jim convinced Keetah will marry him?
(a) Because he is Catholic like she is.
(b) Because she is clearly in love with him.
(c) Because he is the only unmarried young man in the village.
(d) Because he knows Gordon will not stay in the village.

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

4. Peter wonders how long it will take the vicar to discover
(a) That Peter is the village carver.
(b) That Peter lives in the vicarage.
(c) That Peter lives in the cemetery.
(d) That Peter is the only white teacher.

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

6. Who are the doctor and the Bishop discussing?
(a) The young doctor.
(b) The young Constable.
(c) The young Bishop.
(d) The young ordinand.

7. Whose return to the village has sparked Mark's interest?
(a) Keetah's sister, who planned to marry a white man.
(b) Keetah's fiance.
(c) Keetah's sister, who had been abandoned by her fiance.
(d) Keetah's brother, who planned to marry a white girl.

8. What does Mark Brian promise the dying woman?
(a) He will help her son get an education.
(b) He will help her find her way back to the tribe.
(c) He will help her daughter find a husband.
(d) He will help her granddaughters get married.

9. Mark Brian believes the swimmer's fate is
(a) A tragedy.
(b) A triumph.
(c) A joke.
(d) A disgrace.

10. Mark Brian will have to work closely with an agent from
(a) The Archbishop of Canterbury.
(b) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(c) The Indian Affairs Department.
(d) The Internal Revenue Service.

11. Who has returned to the village after their self-imposed exile?
(a) Jim's relatives.
(b) Gordon's relatives.
(c) Caleb.
(d) The Bishop.

12. Who or what follows Jim and Mark back to the camp?
(a) The mate of Chief Eddy.
(b) The mate of the wolf the hunters killed.
(c) The mate of the bear the hunters killed.
(d) The mate of Caleb.

13. Mark and Jim share a picnic with
(a) Sam and Ellie.
(b) Chief Eddy and Gordon.
(c) Keetah and Marta.
(d) The teacher.

14. How does Jim know that the RCMP officer, Constable Pearson, will be young and hard?
(a) He claims the older man who last held the office was hard.
(b) He claims the Indians always know who is coming before they arrive.
(c) He claims an older man would not wait ten days to come investigate a child's death.
(d) He claims the RCMP officers are always young and hard.

15. Why is Keetah's family leaving the tribe to live in a deserted village?
(a) They are going to start their own tribe and traditions.
(b) They are ashamed that a drunken family member sold a tribal mask.
(c) They are going to find a better life after selling a tribal mask.
(d) They are ashamed that a family member will marry a white man.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Bishop reveals that Kingcome is

2. The oolachon is

3. Who are Mark Brian's first friends in the village?

4. In Kwakwala, there is no word for

5. Why did the white teacher choose to come to the village?

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