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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. Where is the novel set?

2. How old is Jim Wallace?

3. At the end of the chapter, what is revealed in Mark Brian's eyes?

4. Who are Mark Brian's first friends in the village?

5. What does Mark Brian discover about himself at the start of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the state of the vicarage.

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

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

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

5. Describe Caleb's attitude toward the Indian people of the village.

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

7. What does the Bishop's letter teach Mark Brian about the white man's "problem" with the Indians?

8. While Mark feels he has learned little about the Indians, what does the Bishop tell him?

9. Why does Jim believe Keetah would be happier with him than with Gordon?

10. Describe the setting of the novel.

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

What significance do the eagle and owl have to Craven's story? How might each serve as a symbol? Write an essay in which you explore the symbolic meaning of one or both birds, citing specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

If "Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom, " are any of the characters in Craven's novel considered wise? Write an essay in which you explore the wisdom, or lack thereof, of any character in Craven's novel, using examples from the text to support your ideas.

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