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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Blacksmiths have very little of in Chapter 8?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Friends.
(c) Coal.
(d) Food.

2. Why is Dowie more indecisive than ever?
(a) Dowie knows that Jimmie and Mort know the terrain more than he does.
(b) Dowie is afraid he will be the Blacksmith brothers' next victim.
(c) Dowie has forgotten the relief he felt over Miss Graf's death.
(d) Dowie is tired of chasing the brothers all over Australia.

3. According to Jimmie, why is Tabidgi striking the women?
(a) Out of loyalty to Jimmie.
(b) Out of spite.
(c) Out of terror.
(d) Out of hatred.

4. What does Jimmie take from the old man's house?
(a) A heavy blanket and clothes.
(b) A shawl, a blanket, and some food.
(c) Food and alcohol.
(d) A rifle and some food.

5. Where does Mort carry McCreadie after Jimmie leaves them?
(a) To a farmhouse.
(b) To Brentwood.
(c) To McCreadie's holy place in the woods.
(d) To the police station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jimmie read after breaking into a schoolteacher's home?

2. Why is Mr. Newby tranced?

3. What does McCreadie tell Jimmie after they rebuild the holy place?

4. What do McCreadie and Mort argue about?

5. What does the old man ask Jimmie and Mort?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Jimmie leave Tabidgi behind?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who is McCreadie?

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