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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. During his travels with Jim, the river has always offered Mark
(a) A reason to return to the village.
(b) The chance to go home again.
(c) Another reason to trust the Bishop.
(d) Another passage way, or a way out.

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

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

4. What does Mark Brian try to prepare the school boys for?
(a) Living with women.
(b) Living among strangers.
(c) Living in white society.
(d) Living in the Indian world.

5. What does Mrs. Hudson suggest they serve at Mark's funeral?
(a) Mashed potatoes.
(b) Carrots.
(c) Mashed turnips.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is T.P. Wallace's announcement?

2. The woman Keetah had lived with at school

3. While Jim and Mark are out on the boat

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

5. Who alerts the Bishop to Mark's physical condition?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who contributes to the preparations for Mark's funeral?

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

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

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

5. Why does Mark claim he is offering Jim advice on how to treat Keetah?

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

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

8. Describe the visitors to the village in Chapter 13.

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

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

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