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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. The rain and mud slide at the start of Chapter 13 signal an example of
(a) Tone.
(b) Irony.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Onomatopeoia.

2. Caleb warns Mark that
(a) Soon the villagers will leave for the outside world.
(b) Soon the outside world will forget the village.
(c) Soon the outside world will intrude upon the village and the tribe.
(d) Soon the villagers will ask him to leave.

3. Where does Mark Brian stay while the new vicarage is being constructed?
(a) At Marta's house.
(b) At Keetah's house.
(c) At the old vicarage.
(d) At the Bishop's house.

4. What is Jim's response to Keetah's state of health?
(a) He says a child is always welcome.
(b) He says she will not raise the child herself.
(c) He says no child of Gordon's will ever be his.
(d) He says a child is always a reminder of past mistakes.

5. Why do Jim and Mark go out on the boat during a storm?
(a) Because a drunk, young logger is lost at sea.
(b) Because they are fishing.
(c) Because they are lost at sea.
(d) Because a drunk, young logger has asked them for help.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ironically, Sam's drinking causes

3. Why does Mark refuse to urge Gordon to stay, as the elders have asked him?

4. When Keetah returns, it is because

5. What news does the Bishop give Mark at the end of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mark Brian help the villagers solve their problem with the burial grounds?

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

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

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

6. What is the mood among the boys going to live at the white school?

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

8. What advice does Mark offer Gordon before they part?

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

10. Why doesn't Marta deny that Mark has heard the owl call his name?

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