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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Keetah does not come to see him, Mark decides
(a) He might be in love with her.
(b) He may have mistaken the reason for her return.
(c) She might not want to see him again.
(d) He may not really know the Indians at all.

2. The teacher does not attend the funeral because
(a) If he shows he cares, he will have to live and suffer.
(b) If he shows he cares, the Indians will tease him.
(c) If he shows he cares, he will have to help with the funera.
(d) If he shows he cares, he will have to live and die with the villagers.

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

4. Keetah wants to bear Gordon's child so that
(a) She can hold on to some part of him.
(b) She can punish JIm for his past behavior.
(c) He will be forced to marry her against his will.
(d) HIs line will continue to live in the village, though he will not.

5. What is Mark's chief concern for the Indians while he is away from the village?
(a) That he does not belong there anymore.
(b) That Sam will hurt someone.
(c) That liquor will destroy them.
(d) That the Bishop will arrive and find him missing.

6. Caleb warns Mark that
(a) Soon the villagers will leave for the outside world.
(b) Soon the outside world will intrude upon the village and the tribe.
(c) Soon the villagers will ask him to leave.
(d) Soon the outside world will forget the village.

7. The woman Keetah had lived with at school
(a) Gave her every chance to prove herself in the white world.
(b) Denied her food and lodging when she arrived.
(c) Was afraid of her and treated her badly.
(d) Was supportive and caring.

8. On his way back to the village, Mark hears the owl call his name, signaling
(a) His life has had meaning.
(b) His time in the village is over.
(c) His impending death.
(d) His impending departure.

9. While Jim and Mark are out on the boat
(a) An earthquake occurs.
(b) A hurricane occurs.
(c) A landslide occurs.
(d) A tornado occurs.

10. During his travels with Jim, the river has always offered Mark
(a) A reason to return to the village.
(b) Another reason to trust the Bishop.
(c) Another passage way, or a way out.
(d) The chance to go home again.

11. Why are the elders concerned about the burial grounds?
(a) The white tourists have located it and insist on visiting.
(b) The Indians keep getting drunk and passing out there.
(c) Many coffins have fallen from the trees and bones lie on the ground.
(d) The coffins are overcrowding the villagers' homes.

12. When Keetah returns to the village, she finds
(a) She is no longer welcome in the village.
(b) The village has changed, but she has not.
(c) She has changed, but the village has not.
(d) She has changed in different ways that the villagers have.

13. What is T.P. Wallace's announcement?
(a) His family welcomes their new daughter, Keetah.
(b) His family will give a banquet for Mark Brian.
(c) His family will give a dance-potlatch in honor of Gordon.
(d) His family will give a dance-potlatch in honor of Jim.

14. What favor does Keetah ask from Mark on behalf of the villagers?
(a) She asks him to perform her marriage to Jim.
(b) She asks him to stay until he dies.
(c) She asks him to bring the Bishop back.
(d) She asks him to help her find Gordon again.

15. What does Mark Brian try to prepare the school boys for?
(a) Living with women.
(b) Living in the Indian world.
(c) Living among strangers.
(d) Living in white society.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mark realizes he has come to rely on

2. According to Jim, Keetah does not say goodbye to anything in the village because

3. The elders now believe

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

5. Though Mark Brian feels he has made friends with loneliness, deprivation, and death, he feels he was constantly supported by

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