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

2. Who promises to return to the village at Christmas time?
(a) Jim.
(b) Chief Eddy.
(c) Keetah.
(d) Gordon.

3. Who orchestrates the boys' housing and schooling arrangements?
(a) Caleb.
(b) The Bishop.
(c) The RCMP.
(d) Mark's sister.

4. Gordon claims he cannot come "home" again because
(a) The elders refuse to consider change.
(b) He has changed too much.
(c) The village demands him to change.
(d) The village has changed too much.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The rain and mud slide at the start of Chapter 13 signal an example of

2. What major change occurs at the beginning of Chapter 18?

3. What tree has been a great "friend" to the Indians?

4. The elders stay away when Gordon visits because

5. What does the English anthropologist call the Indian tribe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What evidence of community is apparent in the chapter?

5. Describe Mark and Jim's relationship.

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

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

8. Why does Peter sit up waiting for the vicar after his funeral?

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

10. Though the river freezes, how do the villagers survive?

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