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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. In Chapter 13, where do Dowie and Dud decide to go?

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

3. What do Jimmie and Mort do after running from the police for one mile?

4. Where is Ted Knoller waiting?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mort paint his face white?

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

3. How is McCreadie getting along with the brothers?

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

5. Describe the new bill that is created in response to the brothers.

6. What happens at Pilbarra Camp?

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

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

9. What place does McCreadie show the brothers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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