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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the old man need his blankets?
(a) His house is very cold.
(b) He has many children to keep warm.
(c) His wife is sick.
(d) He is sick.

2. What is the holy place shaped like?
(a) A totem pole.
(b) A womb.
(c) A star.
(d) A foot.

3. Where will Jimmie march to?
(a) New South Wales.
(b) Queensland.
(c) Sydney.
(d) Victoria.

4. Where does a bullet strike Jimmie?
(a) Chest.
(b) Face.
(c) Arm.
(d) Leg.

5. How large are the tallest of the rocks at the initiation site McCreadie shows Jimmie and Mort?
(a) Twenty feet tall.
(b) Eight feet tall.
(c) Twelve feet tall.
(d) Four feet tall.

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

7. When Mort is spotted carrying McCreadie in Chapter 14, in which direction does he run?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) North.

8. What does McCreadie tell Jimmie after they rebuild the holy place?
(a) Mort cannot last as long as Jimmie.
(b) Mort is sick.
(c) Jimmie must leave Mort.
(d) Jimmie and Mort must hide at the holy place.

9. Where does Jimmie find some newspapers?
(a) On the side of a road.
(b) In a store.
(c) In a hut.
(d) On a bench.

10. How does Mort die?
(a) Mort drowns.
(b) Mort is hit in the head with a blunt tool.
(c) Mort is hanged.
(d) Mort is shot.

11. What does Mr. Hyberry do before the day of a hanging?
(a) Survey the man to be hung.
(b) Light a candle.
(c) Meditate.
(d) Read a particular passage from the bible.

12. What does Mort do in the morning in Chapter 11?
(a) Walk back to the camp.
(b) Paint his face white.
(c) Hunt for fresh meat.
(d) Chant and dance.

13. Why is Mr. Newby tranced?
(a) He has had too much Rum and Whisky.
(b) His anger and hate for Jimmie are paralyzing him.
(c) He has been injured in the attack.
(d) He is traumatized from the attack.

14. How does Jimmie feel when at the holy place?
(a) Happy and refreshed.
(b) Peaceful and serene.
(c) Disturbed and angry.
(d) Afraid and confused.

15. What do Jimmie and Mort do after running from the police for one mile?
(a) Hide their rifles and climb a tree.
(b) Find shelter and go to sleep.
(c) Wade through water to avoid leaving tracks.
(d) Turn themselves in.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mr. Newby going to move?

2. What does Tabidgi tell Mrs. Newby to give him and Jimmie?

3. Who takes Gilda away?

4. What does Jimmie finally tell Mort in Chapter 11?

5. Why do Jimmie and Mort ride on cows?

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