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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The teacher does not attend the funeral because
(a) If he shows he cares, he will have to help with the funera.
(b) If he shows he cares, he will have to live and suffer.
(c) If he shows he cares, he will have to live and die with the villagers.
(d) If he shows he cares, the Indians will tease him.

2. What does Mrs. Hudson suggest they serve at Mark's funeral?
(a) Mashed potatoes.
(b) Carrots.
(c) Corn.
(d) Mashed turnips.

3. When Mark tells Marta he has heard the owl call his name, she says
(a) Not yet, my son.
(b) Only the tribe members can hear the owl.
(c) No, you must be mistaken.
(d) Yes, my son.

4. What is Mark's chief concern for the Indians while he is away from the village?
(a) That the Bishop will arrive and find him missing.
(b) That liquor will destroy them.
(c) That he does not belong there anymore.
(d) That Sam will hurt someone.

5. Who surprises Mark with a visit?
(a) The Bishop.
(b) Caleb.
(c) The white tourists.
(d) Calamity Bill.

6. When Mark releases Calamity Bill's ashes,
(a) He hears to raven call his name.
(b) He hears his prayers echo back to him across the channel.
(c) He hears Calamity Bill whisper goodbye.
(d) He hears the Bishop call his name.

7. Mark realizes he has come to rely on
(a) Peter.
(b) Sam.
(c) Jim.
(d) Gordon.

8. During his stay, Mark gets to know
(a) The Bishop's friends.
(b) The tribal songs and myths.
(c) The laws concerning the villagers.
(d) The village elders.

9. What is causing new conflict among the villagers?
(a) The ability to buy liquor.
(b) The ability to travel to other villages.
(c) The ability to buy prescription drugs.
(d) The ability to marry outside the tribe.

10. Mark compares Caleb's role among the Indians to that of
(a) The Hamatsa.
(b) The Salmon man.
(c) The Cedar man.
(d) The Bishop.

11. Who waits up for Mark at the end of the novel?
(a) Jim.
(b) Marta.
(c) Keetah.
(d) Peter.

12. Marta's prayer for Mark
(a) Echoes the prayer of an Indian for a white man.
(b) Echoes the prayer of a woman for her lover.
(c) Echoes the prayer of a mother for her child.
(d) Echoes the prayers Mark taught her.

13. According to Jim, Keetah does not say goodbye to anything in the village because
(a) She never wants to see it again.
(b) She knows she will come back to it.
(c) She knows it does not matter to her.
(d) She is too distraught to think clearly.

14. Who alerts the Bishop to Mark's physical condition?
(a) Mrs. Hudson.
(b) Keetah.
(c) Marta.
(d) Jim.

15. Who promises to return to the village at Christmas time?
(a) Gordon.
(b) Jim.
(c) Chief Eddy.
(d) Keetah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mark Brian stay while the new vicarage is being constructed?

2. According to the myth, the hamatsa is

3. Who seems to have a hard time adjusting to white society at first?

4. What does Mark suggest the villagers do about the burial grounds?

5. What does Mark Brian's sister feel when she sees him for the first time in months?

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