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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 evidence does Dowie find in the schoolteacher's house?

2. When Jimmie tells Tabidgi the problem, what does Tabidgi suggest?

3. After the Healys' attack, where do Mort and Jimmie go?

4. Why is there a particularly good day to loot houses?

5. What does Mort do at the holy place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does McCreadie tell Jimmie to leave Mort, and how does Jimmie react?

2. What happens when Mort and Jimmie find a little house with an old couple inside?

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

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

5. According to Mr. Newby, why does he stop giving the Blacksmiths' groceries?

6. What happens to Gilda in Chapter 12?

7. How is McCreadie's health?

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

9. Describe the new bill that is created in response to the brothers.

10. Why does Mort paint his face white?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Outline what events and circumstances of Jimmie's life caused him to go on a killing spree.

Essay Topic 2

Who or what is the antagonist of the story? Provide examples from the novel to support your conclusion.

Essay Topic 3

What role does the Australian countryside play in the novel, especially during Jimmie's escape?

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