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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do David and Charles eat after David counts the rocks?
(a) Squirrel.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Grouse.
(d) Fish.

2. Who does Charles talk to while he is on his journey in Section 2?
(a) The trees.
(b) Himself.
(c) The ghosts of the woods.
(d) His ancestors.

3. What prompts Charles to wonder if David is hungry in Section 5?
(a) He sees a bird.
(b) He, himself, is hungry.
(c) He looks at his watch.
(d) He hears David's stomach growling.

4. In Section 1, where is the father of the boy who has been kidnapped going?
(a) To Six Rivers Camp.
(b) To Washington state.
(c) To his summer house.
(d) To the Grand Canyon.

5. What does the white liquid Charles brings back do to David?
(a) Satisfies his hunger.
(b) Quenches his thirst.
(c) Makes him hallucinate.
(d) Nearly makes him vomit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charles do in Section 3 when he sees what he believes to be an omen?

2. What does the FBI agent believe Charles's state of mind to be?

3. What does David compare Charles to as they walk through the woods when David is first kidnapped?

4. What kinds of workers are employed by Howard Marshall's company?

5. What is the meaning of the alias the kidnapper has chosen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Katsuk feel the need to keep his hatred pure?

2. Why do you think David feels a spiritual connection to Katsuk?

3. Katsuk is longing for a sign from the spirits. How does he feel about David's spirit dream? Why? What does Katsuk take as a sign, and what does he do once he has received that sign?

4. Why do you think David tries to get Katsuk to run away? We now see that the bond between the two is even stronger than first thought. Why doesn't David run to the rescuers instead of encouraging Katsuk to run away with him?

5. What is Katsuk's reaction to David's curse and the questions he asks about the duck feathers afterward?

6. After the storm, what happened at Katsuk's relatives' camp? Why do the relatives feel this happened? What do they give Katsuk as a peace offering?

7. What makes Charles choose the name "Katsuk"?

8. David nurses the ill Katsuk, bringing him food and water and keeping him warm. What is ironic about the relationship between the two at this point?

9. What happens when David asks Charles why he has been kidnapped in Section 4?

10. What does Cally try to do to bring Charles back from madness of being Katsuk? Why?

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