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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 surprises Mark with a visit?

2. Who seems to have a hard time adjusting to white society at first?

3. During his stay, Mark gets to know

4. Mark Brian dies when

5. When Mark tells Marta he has heard the owl call his name, she says

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Mark and Jim's relationship.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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