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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 the old man ask Jimmie and Mort?
(a) If they are planning on robbing him.
(b) If they are the Blacksmith brothers.
(c) If they are in need of shelter.
(d) If they are travelling salesmen.

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

3. What do Jimmie and Mort drop along the way during their escape?
(a) Jimmie's initiation tooth.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Food.
(d) A map.

4. Where does Mort carry McCreadie after Jimmie leaves them?
(a) To the police station.
(b) To a farmhouse.
(c) To McCreadie's holy place in the woods.
(d) To Brentwood.

5. How many hours after they flee does Jimmie allow for a rest?
(a) Seven hours.
(b) Ten hours.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Two hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jimmie find some newspapers?

2. Who does Jimmie want to kill instead of Mr. Newby?

3. What does Mort do in the morning in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 13, where do Dowie and Dud decide to go?

5. Where is Mr. Newby when Jimmie and Tabidgi go to the Newby house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jimmie leave Tabidgi behind?

2. Why do Jimmie and Tabidgi visit the Newby household in Chapter 8?

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

4. How is McCreadie getting along with the brothers?

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

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

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

8. Why does Jimmie want to kill Miss Graf?

9. What happens to Mort in Chapter 14?

10. What place does McCreadie show the brothers?

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