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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. Where does Mark Brian stay while the new vicarage is being constructed?

2. On the river, Mark stops to help

3. What does Mark Brian's sister feel when she sees him for the first time in months?

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

5. Why doesn't the hospital ship come for the dying man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Calamity Bill's request for the vicar.

2. Why does Keetah ask Mark to remain in the village?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why is T. P. Wallace throwing a dance-potlatch for Jim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Isolation and remoteness affect the events and characters in Craven's novel. Write an essay in which you examine the roles of isolation and remoteness in relation to the development of Mark Brian's character, or in relation to the theme of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

William Somerset Maugham said, "Tradition is a guide and not a jailer." For which characters in the book does tradition serve as a guide? For whom is it a jailer? Write an essay in which you consider Maugham's quote in relation to any character or characters in Craven's novel. Use specific examples from the text to connect Maugham's quote to Craven's message.

Essay Topic 3

T. S. Eliot said, "Those who trust us educate us." Considering Mark Brian's experiences with the community of Kingcome, defend, refute, or qualify Eliot's quote in an essay, using specific examples from the text to support your ideas.

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