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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is T.P. Wallace?
(a) The chief of the tribe.
(b) The new constable.
(c) The elder and orator of the tribe.
(d) Jim Wallace's wife.

2. The chief teaches Mark Brian to say
(a) Amen.
(b) God bless you.
(c) How do you do.
(d) Good Morning.

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

4. What is the Indian name of the village where Mark Brian is sent?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Khawadelugha.
(c) Quelele.
(d) Quee.

5. Why did the white teacher choose to come to the village?
(a) The isolation pay allowed him to travel to Greece.
(b) The isolation pay allowed him to travel to Italy.
(c) The isolation pay allowed him to get married.
(d) The isolation pay allowed him to buy a nice car.

6. What do Jim and Mark witness on the river?
(a) They witness a murder.
(b) They witness a run of salmon.
(c) They witness dolphins swimming to the ocean.
(d) They witness a lunar eclipse.

7. What is dumped into the the center of the stream by the villagers?
(a) Offerings to the gods.
(b) Animal carcasses.
(c) Garbage.
(d) Bodies.

8. The oolachon is
(a) The candlefish.
(b) The blue whale.
(c) The river otter.
(d) The salmon.

9. The Bishop reveals that Kingcome is
(a) Where he would want to go to spend his dying days.
(b) Where he would want to go to escape the real world.
(c) Where he would want to go to renew his faith.
(d) Where he would want to go if he were in the young man's place.

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

11. Who has offered Mark Brian a great deal of advice and training?
(a) The Archbishop of Canterbury.
(b) Rupert.
(c) The Bishop.
(d) Caleb, the old canon.

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

13. The young ordinand has less than two years to
(a) LIve without life support.
(b) Live outside the hospital.
(c) Live an active life.
(d) Live away from home.

14. The Bishop plans to send the young man to his hardest parish because
(a) He will learn a great deal quickly.
(b) He will think the village has caused his illness.
(c) He will decide to return to his home and seek medical help.
(d) He will learn how to speak the Indian languages.

15. When Mark Brian feels his full commitment to the Indian community, his response is
(a) "No, my Lord."
(b) "Yes, my Lord."
(c) "I do, my Lord."
(d) "Show me the way, my Lord."

Short Answer Questions

1. Mark Brian will have to work closely with an agent from

2. What fact associates Mark Brian with "the swimmer?"

3. What does Mark Brian do that captures Jim's attention?

4. What news arrives from Keetah's sister, Mrs. Hudson's granddaughter?

5. Why aren't the local deer afraid of guns?

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