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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. After Jimmie leaves home, who does he meet?

2. How many miles does Jimmie walk by noon in Chapter 5?

3. What do the Healys do when they later pass Jimmie on the road?

4. What country is Claude Lewis from?

5. What is Tabidgi's "white" name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Newby do for Gilda?

2. Why does Tabidgi Jackie Smolders visit Jimmie?

3. Why is Jimmie awakened one night by someone in Verona?

4. Why is Farrell satisfied with Jimmie?

5. What is the significance of Jimmie's initiation tooth?

6. What is Jimmie's impression of Mrs. Healy?

7. What are we told happened in 1891?

8. Who does Jimmie fall in love with in Chapter 2?

9. Why doesn't Jimmie tell Farrell what he knew about Harry Edwards?

10. Why do Jimmie and Mort stop working for Claude Lewis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the value system of the white population to that of Jimmie's tribe. In what way do these differences affect Jimmie?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the significance of Jimmie killing mainly women and not men?

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