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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. After Mort dies, how many hours pass before Dowie arrives?

2. Who answers the door at the Newby's house when Jimmie and Tabidgi visit?

3. What is Mrs. Healy holding when Jimmie enters the house?

4. What does Mr. Hyberry do before the day of a hanging?

5. When do Jimmie and Mort cross the Divide?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is McCreadie?

2. What does Dowie mean when he says that he has become a figure of sentiment that must be maintained?

3. How does Mort react to the murder of Mrs. Healy and the baby?

4. What news does Mr. Hyberry receive in Chapter 14, and how does he react?

5. Why does Mort paint his face white?

6. What does Dowie find in the schoolteacher's home?

7. What does Rev. Neville tell his wife in Chapter 10, and why does he tell her this?

8. How is McCreadie getting along with the brothers?

9. What happens when Mort and Jimmie find a little house with an old couple inside?

10. What happens to Mort in Chapter 14?

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

How significant is McCreadie in the capture of Jimmie in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith?

Essay Topic 3

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

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