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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. Who hires Jimmy to make a forest fence?

2. When Mort sees Jimmie in Chapter 7, what does he do?

3. What happens to Jimmie shortly after running into Wongee Tom?

4. What does Jimmie think of Mrs Healy?

5. Who offers Gilda new employment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Gilda doing since the birth?

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

5. Why was Healy unhappy with the fence Jimmie built?

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

7. What does Miss Graf do to help Gilda and how does Gilda react?

8. What sort of work do Jimmie and Mort do?

9. Why does Tabidgi Jackie Smolders visit Jimmie?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the torment and guilt faced by Dowie Stead. Why does he feel this way and what does it cause him to do?

Essay Topic 2

How significant is McCreadie in the capture of Jimmie in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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