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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 members of Jimmie's totem begin to associate fencing and similar tasks with?

2. What complaint does Healy have about the fence?

3. How deep is the grave that Jimmie digs for the white man?

4. What does Mort gain a reputation as?

5. How was the birth of Gilda's baby?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are the Nevilles and what is their role in Jimmie's life?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Tabidgi Jackie Smolders visit Jimmie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how the author's use of third-person perspective in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith affected the telling of the story. What does the reader know that the characters do not because of this? What is left a mystery?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the depiction of the white characters in the novel. Were they all racist towards Aborigines? Why did the author choose to depict them the way he did?

Essay Topic 3

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

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