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

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

3. What does Mark Brian's sister feel when she sees him for the first time in months?
(a) Concern for his faith.
(b) Concern over his changing lifestyle.
(c) Concern over his chosen profession.
(d) Concern for his health.

4. Who is found ill, alone in his shack?
(a) Calamity Bill.
(b) Sam.
(c) Mark.
(d) Jim.

5. Why doesn't the hospital ship come for the dying man?
(a) It is too far away and the straits are too rough.
(b) It is nearby, but the river is so high and rough the ship cannot travel.
(c) It is only for the use of white people.
(d) It is too far away and busy caring for the Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. The elders stay away when Gordon visits because

2. Gordon claims he cannot come "home" again because

3. The Bishop hopes Mark's time in the village has taught him

4. Mark discovers the man has

5. Who orchestrates the boys' housing and schooling arrangements?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is T. P. Wallace throwing a dance-potlatch for Jim?

2. How is Caleb like the Cedar-man, according to Mark?

3. Why does Mark conclude that the villagers still do not know or trust him?

4. In what state does Mark find the village when he returns?

5. What does Mark learn among the elders during his stay at Marta's?

6. Who is the Englishwoman who comes to visit the village?

7. Why does Keetah return to the village without Gordon?

8. What concern does Caleb share with Mark in the chapter?

9. What does the Bishop claim happens every time he arrives at the village?

10. What does the long boat trip back to the village from Knight's inlet offer Mark the opportunity to do?

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