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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. What do Jimmie and the others carry the dead man from Verona in?

2. How does Jimmie's progress with the fence go?

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

4. What does the postmaster's son reveal to Jimmie and the constable?

5. Where is the church overseen by Rev. Neville?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Jimmie's impression of Mrs. Healy?

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

4. In Jimmie's case, what does it mean to be a "half-breed?"

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

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

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

8. How was Jimmie punished for Healy's dissatisfaction with the fence?

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

10. What is the significance of Jimmie's initiation tooth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who or what is the antagonist of the story? Provide examples from the novel to support your conclusion.

Essay Topic 2

Jimmie is half-Aborigine and half-white. How does Jimmie's struggle with identity affect his life emotionally? In what way are his actions affected by his struggle with identity?

Essay Topic 3

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is based on the life of Jimmy Governor, an Aborigine, who, along with his brother, committed a number of murders in Australia in 1900. Research the life of Jimmy Governor. Compare and contrast the true story to the fictional retelling of the story in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith.

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