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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. When Mort sees Jimmie in Chapter 7, what does he do?
(a) Dance.
(b) Hide.
(c) Shout.
(d) Wave.

2. Who was concerned for Jimmie in his absence from the camp?
(a) Mort.
(b) Rev. Neville.
(c) Nobody.
(d) Tabidgi.

3. What does Jimmie soon believe is the best way to bettering his life?
(a) Owning property.
(b) Staying away from white society.
(c) Devoting his life to God.
(d) Buying cattle.

4. What does Jimmie go to the Department on Agriculture for?
(a) To complain.
(b) To apply for a job.
(c) To submit a work permit.
(d) To get a leaflet about wood.

5. What does Newby give Jimmie when Gilda arrives?
(a) More blankets and candles.
(b) A raise.
(c) A bouquet of flowers.
(d) A horse for Gilda to ride on.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Morton?

2. How deep is the grave that Jimmie digs for the white man?

3. What does Lewis threaten to do if he finds fault with Jimmie's work?

4. What kinds of blacks does the constable like?

5. What results from Jimmie's Saturday night out with Wongee Tom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Newby do for Gilda?

2. What does Mr. Newby do that is just like Jimmie's previous employers?

3. Why is Mr. Newby angry at Jimmie and what does he do about it?

4. What is the significance of Jimmie's initiation tooth?

5. Why does Tabidgi Jackie Smolders visit Jimmie?

6. Why was Healy unhappy with the fence Jimmie built?

7. How is Gilda doing since the birth?

8. Who are the Nevilles and what is their role in Jimmie's life?

9. Describe the place and time that the novel is set in.

10. What are we told happened in 1891?

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