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

2. What arrived at the village in November?
(a) The government ship.
(b) The navy ship.
(c) The hospital ship.
(d) The army ship.

3. Which of Constable Pearson's actions makes the Indians hold in their laughter?
(a) He is physically sick after he eats a meal with the tribe.
(b) He cannot find the dead body.
(c) He is physically sick at the sight of the dead body.
(d) He cannot find his way around the village.

4. Who are Mark Brian's first friends in the village?
(a) Jim Wallace and Chief Eddy.
(b) Sam and his wife.
(c) Two children who visit the vicarage.
(d) Marta Stephens and Ellie.

5. What small revenge does Mrs. Hudson have on the white man?
(a) She serves them mashed turnips.
(b) She refuses to speak English to them.
(c) She knits them itchy hats.
(d) She serves them wild goose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has offered Mark Brian a great deal of advice and training?

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

3. Mark discovers he has no talent for

4. The female salmon they watch is too weak to fight

5. Craven often describes the Indians' eyes and faces as

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Sam, the unlucky one.

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

4. Describe the character of Constable Pearson.

5. While Mark feels he has learned little about the Indians, what does the Bishop tell him?

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

7. Describe the state of the vicarage.

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

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

10. What did mothers of deceased children tell them as part of the old tradition?

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