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

2. Mark Brian believes the swimmer's fate is
(a) A triumph.
(b) A tragedy.
(c) A disgrace.
(d) A joke.

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

4. Families gather at the end of the salmon run to
(a) Retell myths and smoke fish.
(b) Hold the salmon festival.
(c) Discuss tribal business.
(d) Celebrate the death of the salmon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The chief teaches Mark Brian to say

2. Which of Constable Pearson's actions makes the Indians hold in their laughter?

3. What happens when the government forbade the Indian dance-potlatches?

4. Mark and Jim share a picnic with

5. Mark Brian believes that if a man were to vanish from this area

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes hunting difficult for Mark Brian?

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

3. What changes develop in Mark and Jim's relationship while on the hunt?

4. What causes Gordon's family to sell the tribal mask that has been in their family for so long?

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

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

7. Describe Sam, the unlucky one.

8. Describe Caleb's attitude toward the Indian people of the village.

9. What do the villagers believe about the salmon?

10. Why does Mark Brian refuse the Bishop's offer to send a new vicarage?

(see the answer keys)

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