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

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is Claude Lewis from?

2. What does Farrell give Jimmie after he helps Farrell find Harry Edwards?

3. When Tabidgi Jack Smolders sees Jimmie in Chapter 7, what does he do?

4. What does Jimmie do with his police uniform?

5. What does Jimmie soon believe is the best way to bettering his life?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Gilda glad that she will be able to give birth in the main house?

4. Why does Tabidgi Jackie Smolders visit Jimmie?

5. In Jimmie's case, what does it mean to be a "half-breed?"

6. Toward the end of Chapter 2, what has Jimmie decided is the key to bettering his life?

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

8. Why might Jimmie have decided to drop the issue rather than argue with Healy about the quality of the fence?

9. How was Jimmie punished for Healy's dissatisfaction with the fence?

10. Describe Gilda.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Jimmie killing mainly women and not men?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the torment and guilt faced by Dowie Stead. Why does he feel this way and what does it cause him to do?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Jimmie and Gilda. What is it a representation of? Use evidence from the novel to support your conclusion.

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