View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is found ill, alone in his shack?

2. On behalf of Calamity Bill, Mark Brian refuses

3. According to Jim, Keetah does not say goodbye to anything in the village because

4. Why does the Bishop come back to the village?

5. Who waits up for Mark at the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the mood among the boys going to live at the white school?

2. Why does Keetah ask Mark to remain in the village?

3. What evidence of community is apparent in the chapter?

4. Why does Keetah return to the village without Gordon?

5. In what state does Mark find the village when he returns?

6. Who contributes to the preparations for Mark's funeral?

7. How is Caleb like the Cedar-man, according to Mark?

8. Why doesn't Marta deny that Mark has heard the owl call his name?

9. Describe the visitors to the village in Chapter 13.

10. What does Mark learn among the elders during his stay at Marta's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 718 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample