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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. Mark and Jim share a picnic with

2. The Bishop plans to send the young man to his hardest parish because

3. The doctor reveals the young man's illness to

4. The female salmon they watch is too weak to fight

5. What happened to Keetah's sister?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes hunting difficult for Mark Brian?

3. What seems to be most important to the Bishop regarding the young man and the Indian village?

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

5. Describe the state of the vicarage.

6. According to the Bishop, how does an Indian feel about his village?

7. How does Mrs. Hudson feel about the arrival of the new vicar?

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

9. Describe the setting of the novel.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henry Miller said, "Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him." Consider the roles of fate and destiny in Craven's novel. Then write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify Miller's statement, using Mark Brian's journey in the novel as support for your argument. Be sure to use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Consider the motifs of cooperation and obedience in the novel. How do cooperation and obedience affect the characters of the novel? Write an essay in which you discuss the roles of cooperation and obedience in Mark Brian's life, or in the lives of the villagers.

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