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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As Jimmie continues his escape, what does he find it hard to believe?
(a) That it is so cold out.
(b) That he has killed the Newbys.
(c) That he has not been caught yet.
(d) That he is so tired.

3. Where does Jimmie suggest they put McCreadie?
(a) By the river.
(b) Under a tree.
(c) Near a camp.
(d) On a farmer's veranda.

4. Why do Jimmie and Mort ride on cows?
(a) To give their legs a rest.
(b) To hide their tracks.
(c) To escape from the police.
(d) To reach Brentwood more quickly.

5. What does Mort do at the holy place?
(a) Drum on the rocks.
(b) Hide.
(c) Dance.
(d) Chant.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the violence in Chapter 8, what does Jimmie realize?

2. How much labor has Jimmie still not been paid for by Mr. Newby in Chapter 8?

3. Where does Jimmie find some newspapers?

4. In which direction do Jimmie and the others flee after the attack?

5. Who wakes up Mort in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is McCreadie's health?

3. Why do Jimmie and Mort go to the Healy's house?

4. Why does Mort paint his face white?

5. What does Jimmie promise Mort and why does he make this promise?

6. Why does Jimmie want to kill Miss Graf?

7. What do the brothers do to trick the men chasing them?

8. What does Dowie mean when he says that he has become a figure of sentiment that must be maintained?

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

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

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