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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. How does Jimmie find Harry Edwards when he returns to work?

2. What does Jimmie soon believe is the best way to bettering his life?

3. Why does the minister's wife think Jimmie is cutting down wood?

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

5. Who offers Gilda new employment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Newby do for Gilda?

2. Who do the Nevilles suggest Jimmie should attempt to marry, and why?

3. Why might Jimmie have decided to drop the issue rather than argue with Healy about the quality of the fence?

4. Why does Jimmie leave home after only staying there for two days?

5. Why does Jimmie think that it will be good to work for the police?

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

7. Why is Gilda glad that she will be able to give birth in the main house?

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

9. What does Mr. Newby do that is just like Jimmie's previous employers?

10. In Jimmie's case, what does it mean to be a "half-breed?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of symbolism in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of Mrs. Healy. What does she mean to Jimmie and why does he return to her home while he is on the run?

Essay Topic 3

Research race relations between the aboriginal population and the white population at the turn of the 20th century. Discuss how the time period in which the story was set contributed to the plot.

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