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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the violent attack on the Newby household, who does NOT flee with Jimmie?
(a) Gilda's baby.
(b) Peter.
(c) Rev. Neville.
(d) Tabidgi.

2. How does Jimmie feel when at the holy place?
(a) Disturbed and angry.
(b) Afraid and confused.
(c) Happy and refreshed.
(d) Peaceful and serene.

3. What is Jimmie concerned about telling Mort?
(a) That Jimmie killed women.
(b) That they are lost.
(c) That Jimmie stole from the Newby home.
(d) That Jimmie wants to separate.

4. Why does the old man need his blankets?
(a) His house is very cold.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He has many children to keep warm.
(d) His wife is sick.

5. Where does a bullet strike Jimmie?
(a) Face.
(b) Chest.
(c) Arm.
(d) Leg.

6. What do McCreadie and Mort argue about?
(a) Race relations.
(b) The African War.
(c) The brothers' murders.
(d) Which direction to head in.

7. Who wakes up Mort in Chapter 14?
(a) A police officer.
(b) Jimmie.
(c) McCreadie.
(d) A farmer.

8. Whose hut do Jimmie and Mort walk nearly twenty-five miles to reach?
(a) Mullet's hut.
(b) Swanson's hut.
(c) Potter's hut.
(d) Barret's hut.

9. Where is Mr. Newby going to move?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Victoria.
(c) England.
(d) New Zealand.

10. What does the old man ask Jimmie and Mort?
(a) If they are in need of shelter.
(b) If they are travelling salesmen.
(c) If they are the Blacksmith brothers.
(d) If they are planning on robbing him.

11. When Mort is spotted carrying McCreadie in Chapter 14, in which direction does he run?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) South.

12. What does Mort do in the morning in Chapter 11?
(a) Hunt for fresh meat.
(b) Walk back to the camp.
(c) Paint his face white.
(d) Chant and dance.

13. What do Jimmie and Mort do after running from the police for one mile?
(a) Turn themselves in.
(b) Find shelter and go to sleep.
(c) Hide their rifles and climb a tree.
(d) Wade through water to avoid leaving tracks.

14. What does Mr. Hyberry tell Ted he would never do?
(a) Pray for a murderer.
(b) Hang a woman.
(c) Pursue a killer.
(d) Forgive Jimmie.

15. Where does Mort carry McCreadie after Jimmie leaves them?
(a) To Brentwood.
(b) To the police station.
(c) To McCreadie's holy place in the woods.
(d) To a farmhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Mort dies, how many hours pass before Dowie arrives?

2. Where is Gilda released from custody?

3. What do the Blacksmiths have very little of in Chapter 8?

4. What does Mr. Hyberry do before the day of a hanging?

5. What direction are the brothers going in in Chapter 13?

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