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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 country is Claude Lewis from?

2. Who is Miss Petra Graf?

3. What did Jimmie say he had been doing in his absence?

4. How many miles does Jimmie walk by noon in Chapter 5?

5. When Jimmie disappeared from the camp in 1891, what did his mother think happened to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mr. Newby angry at Jimmie and what does he do about it?

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

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

4. What does Mrs. Newby do for Gilda?

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

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

7. Describe the place and time that the novel is set in.

8. Toward the end of Chapter 2, what has Jimmie decided is the key to bettering his life?

9. Why does Tabidgi Jackie Smolders visit Jimmie?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Outline what events and circumstances of Jimmie's life caused him to go on a killing spree.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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