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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. For what reason does Jimmie suggests Healy won't provide him with the document?

2. Who kills a white man in Verona?

3. What does Jackie Smolders carry with him on his trip to Wallah?

4. In the years following his initiation, what does Jimmie question?

5. Who brings Jimmie his initiation tooth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Miss Graf do to help Gilda and how does Gilda react?

3. Why might Jimmie have decided to drop the issue rather than argue with Healy about the quality of the fence?

4. How is Gilda doing since the birth?

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

6. Why do Jimmie and Mort stop working for Claude Lewis?

7. Why does Jimmie think that it will be good to work for the police?

8. What does Mr. Newby do that is just like Jimmie's previous employers?

9. Why does Jimmie quit his job with the police?

10. Why does Tabidgi Jackie Smolders visit Jimmie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research the plight of the mixed-race individuals in Australia around the time that the story is set. Write a report of your research and how it correlates to the portrayal of Jimmie, who is mixed-race.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the relationship between Jimmie and Gilda. What is it a representation of? Use evidence from the novel to support your conclusion.

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