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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Mort dies, how many hours pass before Dowie arrives?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

2. What does Tabidgi tell Mrs. Newby to give him and Jimmie?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Rice.
(c) Meat.
(d) Flour.

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

4. After Jimmie is injured, what does he eat?
(a) Honey.
(b) A carrot.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) A lemon.

5. What does Jimmie love doing?
(a) Living in the forest with his brother.
(b) Walking in the rain.
(c) Hunting with his tribesmen.
(d) Discovering new trails.

6. What is Mr. Newby doing when Jimmie and Tabidgi visit?
(a) Rolling hay.
(b) Riding a horse.
(c) Bagging wheat.
(d) Catching a chicken.

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

8. Why do Jimmie and Mort carry McCreadie on their backs?
(a) McCreadie is in a state of delirium and cannot walk straight.
(b) McCreadie has a large thorn stuck in his heel.
(c) McCreadie is very sick.
(d) McCreadie has broken his foot.

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

10. When do Jimmie and Mort cross the Divide?
(a) October.
(b) February.
(c) September.
(d) December.

11. What has to happen before Mr. Hyberry can receive honors from the Premier?
(a) The brothers must be tried in a court of law.
(b) The brothers must be caught and hung.
(c) The brothers must be exiled.
(d) The brothers' victims must come back from the dead.

12. 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.

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

14. What do preachers do following the murders?
(a) Hold an over the top funeral for the victims.
(b) Ask the public to pray for Jimmie's capture.
(c) Spread the news in their services.
(d) Join the police in their pursuit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jimmie concerned about telling Mort?

2. What did Mort and Jimmie leave at the camp?

3. Where does Jimmie find some newspapers?

4. What does Jimmie read after breaking into a schoolteacher's home?

5. Who answers the door at the Newby's house when Jimmie and Tabidgi visit?

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