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

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

3. What season marks the start of Chapter 11?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

4. Mark Brian sees himself as
(a) A fearless conqueror.
(b) An interloper on Indian territory.
(c) A guest in the Indians' house.
(d) A brave explorer of a new world.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What relationship did Mark Brian observe in the hunters of the tribe?

2. Why is Jim convinced Keetah will marry him?

3. Sam plans to ask the vicar

4. What new feeling is Mark experiencing in the village?

5. With his new winter hat on, the new vicar looks like

Short Essay Questions

1. What seems to be most important to the Bishop regarding the young man and the Indian village?

2. Describe the character of Constable Pearson.

3. Who comes to the vicar's first Sunday service?

4. Why is Marta Stephens knitting a hat for the vicar?

5. What happened to the RCMP when he tried to take pictures of the tribe members fishing?

6. Describe the salmon run the men witness.

7. What information does Mark learn from the RCMP about Keetah's sister?

8. What is significant about the names of the characters revealed in the Introduction?

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

10. How does Mrs. Hudson feel about the arrival of the new vicar?

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