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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 does Mort do at the holy place?

2. Where does Jimmie find some newspapers?

3. In Chapter 13, what do Dowie and Dud read an article about?

4. What is the holy place shaped like?

5. What do McCreadie and Mort argue about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Is Jimmie happy to be left alone with Mort?

4. What happens to Mort in Chapter 14?

5. What happens to Gilda in Chapter 12?

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

7. Why does Jimmie send Gilda and the baby away?

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

9. Why does Mort paint his face white?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Jimmie and Gilda. What is it a representation of? Use evidence from the novel to support your conclusion.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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