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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 causes Mark and all the young people to rush on to the path?

2. Where is the novel set?

3. How did Marta know first missionary in the village had a white beard?

4. Mark Brian succeeds where the doctor failed to

5. Why is Jim convinced Keetah will marry him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the RCMP when he tried to take pictures of the tribe members fishing?

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

3. Describe Sam, the unlucky one.

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

5. What does Mark Brian learn about rules or obedience throughout the chapter?

6. What seems to be the consensus of opinions about Mark Brian among the elders?

7. Describe the setting of the novel.

8. Describe the state of the vicarage.

9. Describe the character of Constable Pearson.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Images and suggestions of snakes appear at various points in the novel. Consider the traditional connotations of snakes, and write an essay in which you discuss the significance of snakes to the events and theme of Craven's novel.

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