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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 or what follows Jim and Mark back to the camp?

2. What happens when the government forbade the Indian dance-potlatches?

3. The Bishop reveals that Kingcome is

4. With his new winter hat on, the new vicar looks like

5. What formality does Jim help Mark leave behind?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the salmon run the men witness.

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

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

4. What limitations does the ordinand's illness place on him?

5. What seems to be most important to the Bishop regarding the young man and the Indian village?

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

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

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

9. Who speaks at the funeral after Mark Brian is done?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 myths and legends in the novel. Write an essay in which you explain how the myths and legends affect events and/or characters in the novel, and use at least three examples from the text to support your argument.

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