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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. Why is Dowie more indecisive than ever?
(a) Dowie is afraid he will be the Blacksmith brothers' next victim.
(b) Dowie has forgotten the relief he felt over Miss Graf's death.
(c) Dowie is tired of chasing the brothers all over Australia.
(d) Dowie knows that Jimmie and Mort know the terrain more than he does.

2. What does the schoolteacher show the brothers?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A news article.
(c) A cartoon.
(d) A scar.

3. How much labor has Jimmie still not been paid for by Mr. Newby in Chapter 8?
(a) Four hundred yards.
(b) One hundred yards.
(c) Nine hundred yards.
(d) Two thousand yards.

4. Who arrives at the Newby home on Monday morning?
(a) Gilda.
(b) Tabidgi.
(c) Rev.Neville.
(d) Dowie Stead.

5. Why do Jimmie and Mort ride on cows?
(a) To hide their tracks.
(b) To give their legs a rest.
(c) To escape from the police.
(d) To reach Brentwood more quickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Jimmie, why is Tabidgi striking the women?

2. What do Jimmie and Mort do after running from the police for one mile?

3. How large are the tallest of the rocks at the initiation site McCreadie shows Jimmie and Mort?

4. What is the committee that the town has formed for?

5. What do McCreadie and Mort argue about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Jimmie happy to be left alone with Mort?

2. What happens to Mort in Chapter 14?

3. What news does Mr. Hyberry receive in Chapter 14, and how does he react?

4. What does Dowie find in the schoolteacher's home?

5. Why does Jimmie want to kill Miss Graf?

6. Who is McCreadie?

7. How is McCreadie getting along with the brothers?

8. What happens to Jimmie while he is wading in a stream?

9. What place does McCreadie show the brothers?

10. What happens to Gilda in Chapter 12?

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