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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 Jimmie and Mort drop along the way during their escape?

2. What does Mrs. Newby say before she dies?

3. After the violent attack on the Newby household, who does NOT flee with Jimmie?

4. What do Jimmie and Mort see when they head towards Verona?

5. Where is Ted Knoller waiting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dowie Stead go after Jimmie and Mort?

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

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

4. Why does Jimmie want to kill Miss Graf?

5. Why does Mort paint his face white?

6. What happens to Jimmie while he is wading in a stream?

7. Who is McCreadie?

8. Why does Jimmie leave Tabidgi behind?

9. Why do Jimmie and Tabidgi visit the Newby household in Chapter 8?

10. What does Jimmie promise Mort and why does he make this promise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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