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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. Why does the old man need his blankets?

2. What does Jimmie take from the Newby household?

3. What is Mrs. Healy holding when Jimmie enters the house?

4. How many hours after they flee does Jimmie allow for a rest?

5. What does Jimmie finally tell Mort in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dowie mean when he says that he has become a figure of sentiment that must be maintained?

2. Why does Jimmie attack the women?

3. Why do Jimmie and Tabidgi visit the Newby household in Chapter 8?

4. Why does Jimmie want to kill Miss Graf?

5. What do the brothers do to trick the men chasing them?

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

7. What does Rev. Neville tell his wife in Chapter 10, and why does he tell her this?

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

9. Why does Mort paint his face white?

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

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

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.

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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