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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 Jimmie tell Mort to do after they flee?

2. Why do Jimmie and Mort carry McCreadie on their backs?

3. According to Jimmie, why is Tabidgi striking the women?

4. What does Mort do in the morning in Chapter 11?

5. What does Jimmie take from the Newby household?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is McCreadie's health?

4. Why does Jimmie leave Tabidgi behind?

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

6. How is McCreadie getting along with the brothers?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jimmie faces harsh and cruel discrimination on a daily basis and even has his food and income taken from him because of racial prejudices. Write an opinion essay on how Jimmie should have handled the hostile environment he found himself in.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Jimmie's capture. In what manner was he captured, and what does this tell us about the protagonist?

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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