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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 kinds of blacks does the constable like?

2. Why does Mr.Newby say he has stopped giving Jimmie and Gilda advances on groceries?

3. Who is Peter?

4. What does Morton often do?

5. What country is Claude Lewis from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Mrs. Newby do for Gilda?

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

7. How is Gilda doing since the birth?

8. Why doesn't Jimmie tell Farrell what he knew about Harry Edwards?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Jimmie's capture. In what manner was he captured, and what does this tell us about the protagonist?

Essay Topic 2

Jimmie faces harsh and cruel discrimination on a daily basis and even has his food and income taken from him because of racial prejudices. Write an opinion essay on how Jimmie should have handled the hostile environment he found himself in.

Essay Topic 3

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

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