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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the doctor and the Bishop discussing?

2. What season marks the start of Chapter 11?

3. What large item do Mark and Jim have to transport on the boat?

4. Who is T.P. Wallace?

5. What does Mark Brian promise the dying woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What seems to be the consensus of opinions about Mark Brian among the elders?

2. What happened to the RCMP when he tried to take pictures of the tribe members fishing?

3. Describe the character of Constable Pearson.

4. Describe the salmon run the men witness.

5. What did mothers of deceased children tell them as part of the old tradition?

6. Describe Sam, the unlucky one.

7. Who speaks at the funeral after Mark Brian is done?

8. What is significant about the names of the characters revealed in the Introduction?

9. What is the significance of Gordon's mask to the tribe?

10. Describe the setting of the novel.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What significance do the eagle and owl have to Craven's story? How might each serve as a symbol? Write an essay in which you explore the symbolic meaning of one or both birds, citing specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the role of women in Craven's novel. How do women influence the events of the text? How do they influence Mark Brian? Write an essay in which you determine Craven's attitude toward the women in her novel, using specific characters and events to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

The characters of Jim and Gordon have some opposing characteristics in the novel. Write an essay in which you explore either character as a symbol in the novel, using examples from the text to support your argument.

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