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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the church overseen by Rev. Neville?
(a) Wallah.
(b) Brentwood.
(c) Muswellbrook.
(d) Verona.

2. What does Gilda think about the job offer?
(a) It is suspicious.
(b) It is bogus.
(c) It is generous.
(d) It is tenuous.

3. Who is Morton?
(a) Jimmie's uncle.
(b) Jimmie's friend.
(c) Jimmie's half brother.
(d) Jimmie's boss.

4. How does Jimmie deal with Healy's complaints?
(a) Jimmie damages the fence.
(b) Jimmie complains to Rev. Neville.
(c) Jimmie argues with Healy.
(d) Jimmie lets the issue drop.

5. Why are the women appalled at Gilda in Chapter 7?
(a) Gilda has left the baby in the care of blacks.
(b) Gilda refuses to bathe the baby.
(c) Gilda has given the baby a black name.
(d) Gilda does not know how to read.

6. Who is Peter?
(a) Jimmie's brother.
(b) Jimmie's nephew.
(c) Jimmie's father.
(d) Jimmie's cousin.

7. Who is Miss Petra Graf?
(a) A friend of Gilda's.
(b) Farrell's wife-to-be.
(c) The schoolmistress.
(d) Mr.Newby's mistress.

8. Who does Gilda fear and hate?
(a) Mort.
(b) Mr.Newby.
(c) Tabidgi Jackie Smolders.
(d) Jimmie.

9. How does Jimmie find Harry Edwards when he returns to work?
(a) Sleeping in the corner of Farrell's office.
(b) Hiding under the bed in his cell.
(c) Hanging from the roof of his cell.
(d) Praying by the bed of his cell.

10. What does the postmaster's son reveal to Jimmie and the constable?
(a) The postmaster has died.
(b) A riot has broken out in the town centre.
(c) His sister, MaryBeth, is trapped under a collapsed roof.
(d) A boy named Jack Fisher had disappeared a year ago.

11. What do Jimmie and the others carry the dead man from Verona in?
(a) A cart.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A wagon.
(d) A rug,

12. According to Tabidgi, what has Jimmie done by marrying a white woman?
(a) Raised his social standing.
(b) Broken the tribal marriage pattern.
(c) Ruined his life.
(d) Achieved greatness.

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

14. How was the birth of Gilda's baby?
(a) Long and suspenseful.
(b) Normal.
(c) Horrifying.
(d) Easy and quick.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jimmie say he had been doing in his absence?

2. What is Tabidgi's "white" name?

3. What do Jimmie and Mort do one morning because of Lewis's treatment of them?

4. What document does Healy withhold when Jimmie finishes the fence?

5. What does Farrell begin to do after Harry Edwards is caught?

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