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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. What happens to the salmon, or swimmer, at the end of his journey?

2. Though cautious, Jim

3. What observation does T. P. Wallace make about Mark Brian?

4. The young man will be sent to Kingcome to

5. Whose return to the village has sparked Mark's interest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes develop in Mark and Jim's relationship while on the hunt?

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

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

4. Describe the setting of the novel.

5. Why do the villagers offer to help Mark build the vicarage?

6. Why does Mark Brian refuse the Bishop's offer to send a new vicarage?

7. Describe the salmon run the men witness.

8. According to the myth, how was the old village formed?

9. Describe the Bishop's intentions for the young ordinand.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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