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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. Where will Jimmie march to?

2. What do the Blacksmiths have very little of in Chapter 8?

3. How many hours after they flee does Jimmie allow for a rest?

4. According to the brothers, which is the best day to loot houses?

5. What does Tabidgi tell Mrs. Newby to give him and Jimmie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is McCreadie's health?

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

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

4. What happens to Gilda in Chapter 12?

5. Why do Jimmie and Mort go to the Healy's house?

6. What place does McCreadie show the brothers?

7. What happens to Mort in Chapter 14?

8. What do the brothers do to trick the men chasing them?

9. Why does McCreadie tell Jimmie to leave Mort, and how does Jimmie react?

10. According to Mr. Newby, why does he stop giving the Blacksmiths' groceries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss discrimination in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith. Who is affected by discrimination, and what is the root cause of it?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of Jimmie killing mainly women and not men?

Essay Topic 3

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

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