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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Bishop decides to send the young man to
(a) Kingston.
(b) Kingfish.
(c) Kingery.
(d) Kingcome.

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

3. Mark Brian succeeds where the doctor failed to
(a) Pull Marta's tooth.
(b) Pull Sam's tooth.
(c) Pull Peter's tooth.
(d) Pull Ethel's tooth.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jim Wallace?

2. Who or what follows Jim and Mark back to the camp?

3. How does Mark Brian approach the village of Kingcome?

4. As the weather turns colder, Mark and Jim face challenges with

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do most of the Indians behave toward Mark Brian?

2. Describe the salmon run the men witness.

3. What does the Bishop's letter teach Mark Brian about the white man's "problem" with the Indians?

4. What is the significance of Gordon's mask to the tribe?

5. According to the Bishop, how does an Indian feel about his village?

6. Why do the villagers offer to help Mark build the vicarage?

7. What do the villagers believe about the salmon?

8. According to the myth, how was the old village formed?

9. Who speaks at the funeral after Mark Brian is done?

10. What recurring idea or image appears as the author describes the state of the village and the graveyard?

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