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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 is told by the papers has a tendency to do what?

2. What does Mr. Edward Rogers, owner or the barroom, do for Ned and Wild?

3. What are extremely dangerous, and their bites are worse than the worst wasp sting?

4. To where is Ned transported to receive further interrogation?

5. Who does Ned say is by far and away the best cop he has ever known?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the novel start?

2. What do Hare and Nicolson show Ned?

3. What does Ben do that Ned protects him by doing his prison time?

4. Why does Ned not know his mother has sold him to the bush ranger, Henry Power?

5. How are Ned's plans changed once he hears about Bill's affair?

6. How is Bill similar to Red?

7. What is this story about?

8. Why does Ned become unhappy on the new property?

9. What happens during the fight between Ned and Wild?

10. How does Ned respond to Patchy Moran spreading a rumor about his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ned is often betrayed by those he trusts.

Part 1) Who betrays him?

Part 2) How is he betrayed?

Part 3) How does he handle these betrayals? Is it always the same? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Ned says the papers do not tell the true story.

Part 1) Why do they not tell the truth?

Part 2) What does Ned do about it?

Part 3) Is he successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Ned Kelly, according to the "Unmarked Prelude," is the author.

Part 1) Who is Ned Kelly?

Part 2) Why is he supposedly writing this story?

Part 3) What might Australians think of this story?

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