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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the Nevilles encourage Jimmie to marry for the sake of his future children?

2. What role does Rev. Neville offer Jimmy at his new church?

3. Who does Lewis not trust?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Jimmie tell his relatives he does not have?

5. How does Jimmie find Harry Edwards when he returns to work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Gilda glad that she will be able to give birth in the main house?

2. How is Gilda doing since the birth?

3. Why does Jimmie leave home after only staying there for two days?

4. What are we told happened in 1891?

5. Who do the Nevilles suggest Jimmie should attempt to marry, and why?

6. What does Mrs. Newby do for Gilda?

7. Why was Healy unhappy with the fence Jimmie built?

8. Who does Jimmie fall in love with in Chapter 2?

9. What sort of work do Jimmie and Mort do?

10. Why does Tabidgi Jackie Smolders visit Jimmie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the torment and guilt faced by Dowie Stead. Why does he feel this way and what does it cause him to do?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss discrimination in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith. Who is affected by discrimination, and what is the root cause of it?

Essay Topic 3

What role does the Australian countryside play in the novel, especially during Jimmie's escape?

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