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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 small revenge does Mrs. Hudson have on the white man?

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

3. Mark asks Jim to show him

4. Who has offered Mark Brian a great deal of advice and training?

5. Which of Constable Pearson's actions makes the Indians hold in their laughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comes to the vicar's first Sunday service?

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

3. Describe the salmon run the men witness.

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

5. Why is Marta Stephens knitting a hat for the vicar?

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

7. What recurring idea or image appears as the author describes the state of the village and the graveyard?

8. How do most of the Indians behave toward Mark Brian?

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

10. What causes Gordon's family to sell the tribal mask that has been in their family for so long?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the motifs of age and wisdom, and youth and inexperience in the novel. Write an essay in which you identify Craven's theme regarding either age and wisdom or youth and inexperience, using at least three textual examples for support.

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

Consider Mark Brian's struggles with both the living and the inanimate in the novel. Write an essay in which you chronicle his relationship with the living and the inanimate, using specific examples from the text to support your ideas.

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